| Essays on Ayn Rand's We the Living Contributor(s): Mayhew, Robert (Editor), Berliner, Michael S. (Contribution by), Bernstein, Andrew (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0739106988 ISBN-13: 9780739106983 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $56.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: Ayn Rand's first novel, We the Living, offers an early form of the author's nascent philosophy--the philosophy Rand later called Objectivism. Robert Mayhew's collection of entirely new essays brings together pre-eminent scholars of Rand's writing. In part a history of We the Living, from its earliest drafts to the Italian film later based upon it, Mayhew's collection goes on to explore the enduring significance of Rand's first novel as a work both of philosophy and of literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 813.52 |
| LCCN: 2003019414 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.34" W x 9.02" (1.28 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ayn Rand remains a truly significant figure of modern philosophy. Her unique vision of a world in which man, relying on reason, acts wholly for his own good is skillfully developed and illustrated in her most famous novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. But Rand's first novel, We the Living, a lesser-known but no less important book, offers an early form of the author's nascent philosophy-the philosophy Rand later called Objectivism. Robert Mayhew's collection of entirely new essays brings together pre-eminent scholars of Rand's writing. In part a history of We the Living, from its earliest drafts to the Italian film later based upon it, Mayhew's collection goes on to explore the enduring significance of Rand's first novel as a work both of philosophy and of literature. For Ayn Rand scholars and fans alike, this collection is a compelling examination of a novel that set the tone for some of the most influential philosophical literature to follow. |