Aesthetic Individualism and Practical Intellect : : American Allegory in Emerson, Thoreau, Adams, and James / / Olaf Hansen.
Addressing vital issues in the current revision of American literary studies, Olaf Hansen carries out an exposition of American writing as a philosophical tradition. His broad and comparative view of American culture reveals the importance of the American allegory as a genuine artistic and intellect...
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. Allegory and the Work of Tradition -- CHAPTER 2. Merlin's Laughter -- CHAPTER 3. Ralph Waldo Emerson -- CHAPTER 4. Henry David Thoreau -- CHAPTER 5. Henry Adams -- CHAPTER 6. William James -- CHAPTER 7. American Allegory -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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