Aesthetic Individualism and Practical Intellect: American Allegory in Emerson, Thoreau, Adams, and James

by Olaf Hansen

Book Overview

Addressing vital issues in the current revision of American literary studies, Olaf Hansen carries out an exposition of American writing as a philosophical tradition. His broad and comparative view of American culture reveals the importance of the American allegory as a genuine artistic and intellectual style and as a distinct mode of thought particularly suited to express the philosophical legacy of transcendentalism. Hansen traces intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069160682X
• ISBN13: 9780691606828
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"