[BOOK][B] American renaissance: Art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman
FO Matthiessen - 1968 - books.google.com
FO Matthiessen
1968•books.google.comThis 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.
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.
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.
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