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American renaissance

art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman

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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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American renaissance, F. O. Matthiessen

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1968
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Titre
American renaissance
Sous-titre
art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman
Langue
Anglais
Publié
1968
Format
souple
ISBN10
019500759X
ISBN13
9780195007596
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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.