American renaissance, art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman, F.O. Matthiessen
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American renaissance, art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman, F.O. Matthiessen
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
American renaissance
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
F.O. Matthiessen
Sub title
art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman
Summary
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
Target audience
adult
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- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation
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- United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Electronic books
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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