Introduction The Phenomenon of Sherwood Anderson Two Misconceptions: "The Revolt of the Village" and "One-Book" Writer Anderson's Art of Short Fiction Chapter One The Essence of Things Winesburg and Clyde: Vision and Reality The Essence of Things: A Literary Perspective Moving Away from Naturalism: A Mixture of Tradition and Modernity Winesburg: The Essence of an Age Chapter Two Moments of Insight A Freudian or a Genius in His Own Right? The Grotesque: A Fable of American Estrangement Moments of Insight: An Intuitive Method of Characterization Chapter Three The Voice of Love "A Hushed Bardic Chant" The Voice of Love Music Heard from Far Off Conclusion Works Cited