Aesthetic individualism and practical intellect : American allegory in Emerson, Thoreau, Adams, and James

Aesthetic individualism and practical intellect : American allegory in Emerson, Thoreau, Adams, and James /

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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Main Author: Hansen, Olaf, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1990
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Technique.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Technique.
Adams, Henry, > 1838-1918 > Technique.
James, William, > 1842-1910.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Allegory.
Individualism in literature.
allegories (literary works)
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