American Renaissance by F O Matthiessen

American Renaissance by F O Matthiessen

Studies the views of 5 prominent mid-19th century writers on the function and nature of literature and how they applied these views to their works.

"[Matthiessen's] exploration of the haunted mind of Hawthorne, of Emerson's integrity, of the mental hell in which Melville lived, of Whitman's schizophrenia, of Thoreau's chosen solitude, [has] produced a book unequaled in American critical writing"--The New Republic "Perhaps the most profound work of literary criticism on historical principles by any modern American."--Saturday Review "[Matthiessen's] exploration of the haunted mind of Hawthorne, of Emerson's integrity, of the mental hell in which Melville lived, of Whitman's schizophrenia, of Thoreau's chosen solitude, [has] produced a book unequaled in American critical writing."--The New Republic "Matthiessen has brought to light a rich and complex period....His comments on language and style, in addition to being discerning as criticism, become finally profound reflections on nineteenth-century American society."--Daniel Aaron, Kenyon Review "This classic remains very helpful; I'm glad it's published in paperback, so I can recommend it to students who couldn't possibly purchase a hard-cover edition."--Robert Lee Stuart, University of Redlands "The definitive text regarding the epistemological crisis of the mid-nineteenth century."--Arnold Goudenstein, Fitchburg (MA) State Ccollege

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ISBN 13	9780195007596
ISBN 10	019500759X
Titel	American Renaissance
Autor	F O Matthiessen
Serie	Galaxy Books
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	1968-07-11
Seitenanzahl	720
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.