At Emerson s Tomb: The Politics of Classic American Literature

At Emerson s Tomb: The Politics of Classic American Literature Rowe John Carlos Wydawca: Columbia University Press Data wydania: 1997 ISBN: 9780231058957 Liczba stron: 318 Format: Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Challenges the conventional critical reading of the American poetic project as an engagement with or reaction against Emersonian thought. Rowe demonstrates how ideals of individualism, intellectualism, and otherworldiness inevitably undermine any political effectiveness that a writer may seek to achieve.