| Human Nature - An Essay Contributor(s): Phelps, William Lyon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473329337 ISBN-13: 9781473329331 Publisher: White Press OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Essays - Reference | Etiquette - Social Science | Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.05" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.09 lbs) 20 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1931 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Human Nature' is an essay about the curiosities of human nature referenced to well-known authors. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and his PhD from Harvard in the same year. During his time a Yale, he offered a course in modern novels which brought the university considerable attention both nationally and internationally. Phelps published many essays on modern and European literature, including annotationss such as 'Essays on Modern Novelists' (1910), 'Some Makers of American Literature' (1923), and 'As I Like it' (1923). |