 Hicks died June 18, 1982, in Franklin Park, New Jersey.By the time Hicks died, his early radical/Marxist writings were balanced by his later turn to a broader, more humanistic criticism.In addition to his books, Hicks wrote a number of articles for various publications including "American Mercury", "Saturday Review, "Pacific Weekly", "Antioch Review", "Harper's", "Sewanee Review", "New York Times Book Review", "The Bookman", " Esquire", "New Republic", and "Nation".