Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1860–1866: Volume XV

The Civil War is a pervasive presence in the journals in this volume. "The war searches character," Emerson wrote. Both his reading and his writing reflected his concern for the endurance of the nation, whose strength lay in the moral strength of the people. He read military biographies and memoirs, while turning again to Persian, Chinese, and Indian literature. The deaths of Clough, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and his aunt Mary Moody Emerson prompted him to reread their letters and journals, remembering and reappraising.

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A propos de l'auteur

Linda Allardt is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Rochester.David W. Hill is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York College at Oswego.

Résumé

The Civil War is a pervasive presence in the journals in this volume. “The war searches character,” Emerson wrote. Both his reading and his writing reflected his concern for the endurance of the nation, whose strength lay in the moral strength of the people.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Collaboration: Linda Allardt (Editeur), Allardt Linda (Editeur), Ruth H. Bennett (Editeur), Ronald A. Bosco (Editeur), David W. Hill (Editeur), Hill David W. (Editeur), Ralph H. Orth (Editeur)
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 02.07.1982
• EAN: 9780674484788
• ISBN: 978-0-674-48478-8
• Poids: 1016 g
• Illustrations: 4 halftones
• Thèmes: Journals & Miscellaneous Noteb; Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Civil War, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Literature & literary studies, Biography, Literature and Literary studies