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Individualism and its discontents: appropriations of Emerson, 1880-1950

By Charles E. Mitchell

Book information

Publisher
Univ of Massachusetts Press
Year
1997
ISBN
1558490736, 9781558490734
LCC
PS1642.S58 M58 1997
Google Books ID
OWaeMwE5P_YC
Open Library ID
OL1000914M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
489 kB (500281 bytes)
Edition
First
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The work of Ralph Waldo Emerson has been synonymous with the American ideals of self-reliance and individualism. This book explores that intertwined history, and how Emerson has come to be identified as the source of both the best and worst in the American intellectual tradition.

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