George Panichas, The Moral Imagination, And the Conservative Mind‪.‬

Both as a writer and as editor of Modern Age, George Panichas sought to show the patrimony that conservatives seek to conserve and to engage us, not merely on the level of contemporary political discourse, but on a much deeper level. What may not be readily apparent about this deeper level is that it is, in one of its essential aspects, literary. Like his successor, Panichas published poetry as well as discussions of historical and political issues, and he, like his successor, was a literary critic. Indeed, Panichas was first and foremost a literary critic, so understanding Panichas and what he represents in conservatism requires that we first come to some understanding of his role as critic. Literary Criticism and the Moral Imagination