Against Self-Reliance - The Arts of Dependence in the Early United States

Informationen zum Autor William Huntting Howell Klappentext William Huntting Howell teaches English at Boston University. Zusammenfassung Tracing continuities between literature! material culture! and pedagogical theory! William Huntting Howell uncovers an America that celebrated the virtues of humility! contingency! and connection to a complex whole over ambition! individuality! and distinction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Imitation Is Suicide PART I. COPY-WRITING Chapter 1. Imitatio Franklin , or the American Example Chapter 2. Phillis Wheatley's Dependent Harmonies PART II. EMULATION AND ETHICS Chapter 3. Reproducing David Rittenhouse Chapter 4. The Republican Girl and the Spirit of Emulation PART III. CRITIQUES AND AFFIRMATIONS Chapter 5. The Horrors of the Republican Machine Chapter 6. The Copyist Moby-Dick Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William Huntting Howell
• Verlag: University of pennsylvania pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 15.04.2015
• EAN: 9780812247039
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4703-9
• Seiten: 312
• Serien: Early American Studies; Early American Studies
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges