Emancipating Pragmatism - Emerson, Jazz, and Experimental Writing

Informationen zum Autor Michael Magee teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design in Pawtucket. Klappentext "Emancipating Pragmatism "is a radical rereading of Emerson that posits African- American culture! literature! and jazz as the very continuation and embodiment of pragmatic thought and democratic tradition. It traces Emerson's philosophical legacy through the 19th and 20th centuries to discover how Emersonian thought continues to inform issues of race! aesthetics! and poetic discourse. Zusammenfassung A radical rereading of Emerson that posits African-American culture! literature and jazz as the very continuation and embodiment of pragmatic thought and democratic tradition. The book traces Emerson's legacy through the 19th and 20th centuries to discover how Emersonian thought continues to inform issues of race! aesthetics and poetic discourse.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bernstein, Hank Lazer, Michael Magee, Michael Christopher Magee
• Assisted by: Charles Bernstein (Editor), Hank Lazer (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2004
• EAN: 9780817350840
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5084-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics; Modern & Contemporary Poetics; Modern and Contemporary Poetic
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies