Andrew's Reviews > Axel's Castle: A Study of the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930

A lot of the connections that Wilson draws seem somewhat obvious now, but I have to think that this was truly revolutionary criticism at the time it was written. The tie between the narrative of the author's life and their conceptions, as well as between symbolism and everything that followed is now Lit 101, but it's still interesting to revisit this idea in its earliest incubation, especially with as charming a guide as Edmund Wilson. It doesn't compare to To the Finland Station, but it's still worth your while.