Book: American Renaissance: Art And Expression In The Age Of Emerson And Whitman 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.
Details of Book: American Renaissance: Art And Expression In The Age Of Emerson And Whitman Book: American Renaissance: Art And Expression In The Age Of Emerson And Whitman
Author: Francis O. Matthiessen, F. O. Matthiessen
ISBN: 019500759X
ISBN-13: 9780195007596
, 978-0195007596
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 11071968
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Usa
Number of Pages: 720
Language: English