Emerson's Ghosts : Literature, Politics, and the Making of Americanists.
It is increasingly commonplace to find scholars who circle back to Ralph Waldo Emerson and his intellectual heirs as a way of better understanding contemporary social and aesthetic contexts. Why does Emerson's cultural legacy continue to influence writers so forcefully? In this innovative study...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Haunting of American Literature -- 2 Emerson in the Gilded Age -- 3 How to Dismantle American Culture58; Van Wyck Brooks and Oppositional Criticism -- 4 F46;O46; Matthiessen and the Tragedy of the American Scholar -- 5 Perry Millers Errand into the Wilderness -- 6 Sacvan Bercovitch as 8220;American8221; Scholar -- 7 Emersons Ghosts -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Last Page. | |
| 520 | |a It is increasingly commonplace to find scholars who circle back to Ralph Waldo Emerson and his intellectual heirs as a way of better understanding contemporary social and aesthetic contexts. Why does Emerson's cultural legacy continue to influence writers so forcefully? In this innovative study Randall Fuller examines the way influential twentieth-century critics have understood and deployed Emerson as part of their own larger projects aimed at reconceiving America. He examines previously unpublished material and original research on Van Wyck Brooks, Perry Miller, F.O. Matthiessen, and Sacvan Bercovitch along with other supporting thinkers. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Politics and literature |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
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