Download or read book The Gospel of Beauty in the Progressive Era written by L. Szefel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Szefel investigates the use of poetry in addressing political reform at the turn of the twentieth century. It charts the work of poets and editors - many of whom were women and minorities - who created a network of organizations to nurture writers who addressed the problems wrought by Progressive-era capitalism.