| American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman Contributor(s): Matthiessen, F. O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 019500759X ISBN-13: 9780195007596 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1968 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 810.9 |
| Series: Galaxy Books |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 5.6" W x 8.42" (2.04 lbs) 720 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |