American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman
F.O. Matthiessen
This text has taken its place as the definitive treatment of the most distinguished age of American literature. Centering the discussion around five literary giants of the mid-nineteenth century-Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman. Matthiessen elucidates their conceptions of the nature and function of literature, and the extent to which these were realized in their writings.
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Anno:
2012
Edizione:
1
Casa editrice:
Kessinger Publishing
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
726
ISBN 10:
1162972343
ISBN 13:
9781162972343
ISBN:
162972343
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EPUB, 3.95 MB
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english, 2012