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The Emerson Effect

Individualism and Submission in America

The Emerson Effect( )
Author: Newfield, Christopher
ISBN:978-0-226-57698-5
Publication Date:Jan 1996
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $99.00
Book Description:

This book presents a revisionist account of Ralph Waldo Emerson's influential thought on individualism, in particular his political psychology. Christopher Newfield analyzes the interplay of liberal and authoritarian impulses in Emerson's work in various domains: domestic life, the changing New England economy, theories of poetic language, homoerotic friendship, and racial hierarchy. Focusing on neglected later writings, Newfield shows how Emerson explored the tensions...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):0.628 x 0.905 x 0.09 Inches
Book Weight:1.28 Pounds



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