American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman
By F.O. MatthiessenThis 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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- Hardcover
- 678 pages
- English
- 019500759X
- 9780195007596
About F.O. Matthiessen
francis otto matthiessen (february 19, 1902 – april 1, 1950) was an educator, scholar and literary critic influential in the fields of american liter Read More about F.O. Matthiessen
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