Lionel Trilling, American critic, essayist, short story writer, and educator (died 1975)

Lionel Trilling

American literary critic (1905–1975)

Lionel Mordecai Trilling was an American literary critic, short story writer, essayist, and teacher. One of the leading U.S. critics of the 20th century, he analyzed the contemporary cultural, social, and political implications of literature. He and his wife, Diana Trilling,…