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Informationen zum Autor STANLEY P. BALDWIN received his M.A. in English from the University of Kentucky. He is a writer and teacher living in Nebraska. Klappentext This concise supplement to Adams' "The Education of Henry Adams" helps students understand the overall structure of the work! actions and motivations of the characters! and the social and cultural perspectives of the author. Inhaltsverzeichnis Life and Background of the Author. Personal Background. Selected Writings and Reputation. Introduction to the Work. Introduction. A Brief Synopsis. List of Characters. Character Map. Critical Commentaries. Chapter I. (Quincy). Summary. Commentary. Chapter II. (Boston). Summary. Commentary. Chapter III. (Washington). Summary. Commentary. Chapter IV. (Harvard College). Summary. Commentary. Chapter V. (Berlin). Summary. Commentary. Chapter VI. (Rome). Summary. Commentary. Chapter VII. (Treason). Summary. Commentary. Chapter VIII. (Diplomacy). Summary. Commentary. Chapter IX. (Foes or Friends). Summary. Commentary. Chapter X. (Political Morality). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XI. (The Battle of the Rams). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XII. (Eccentricity) and Chapter XIII. (The Perfection of Human Society). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XIV. (Dilettantism). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XV. (Darwinism). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XVI. (The Press). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XVII. (President Grant). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XVIII. (Free Fight). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XIX. (Chaos). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XX. (Failure). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXI. (Twenty Years After). Summary and Commentary. Chapter XXII. (Chicago). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXIII. (Silence) and Chapter XXIV. (Indian Summer). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXV. (The Dynamo and the Virgin). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXVI. (Twilight) and Chapter XXVII. (Teufelsdrockh). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXVIII. (The Height of Knowledge). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXIX. (The Abyss of Ignorance). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXX. (Vis Inertiae). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXXI. (The Grammar of Science). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXXII. (Vis Nova). Summary and Commentary. Chapter XXXIII. (A Dynamic Theory of History) and Chapter XXXIV. (A Law of Acceleration). Summary. Commentary. Chapter XXXV. (Nunc Age). Summary and Commentary. Character Analyses. Henry Adams. John Hay. Charles Francis Adams. Clarence King. Critical Essay. The Education Of Henry Adams as Experimental Literature: Symbol and Theme. CliffsNotes Review. CliffsNotes Resource Center. Index. ...
