Ralph Waldo Emerson - The Making of a Democratic Intellectual

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Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans.

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• Autori: Peter S. Field
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.2001
• EAN: 9780847688425
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8842-5
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: American Intellectual Culture; American Intellectual Culture
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese