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American Bloomsbury
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Author : Susan Cheever
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2006-12-19
American Bloomsbury written by Susan Cheever and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-19 with History categories.
Even the most devoted readers of nineteenth-century American literature often assume that the men and women behind the masterpieces were as dull and staid as the era's static daguerreotypes. Susan Cheever's latest work, however, brings new life to the well-known literary personages who produced such cherished works as The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Walden, and Little Women. Rendering in full color the tumultuous, often scandalous lives of these volatile and vulnerable geniuses, Cheever's dynamic narrative reminds us that, while these literary heroes now seem secure of their spots in the canon, they were once considered avant-garde, bohemian types, at odds with the establishment. These remarkable men and women were so improbably concentrated in placid Concord, Massachusetts, that Henry James referred to the town as the "biggest little place in America." Among the host of luminaries who floated in and out of Concord's "American Bloomsbury" as satellites of the venerable intellect and prodigious fortune of Ralph Waldo Emerson were Henry David Thoreau -- perpetual second to his mentor in both love and career; Louisa May Alcott -- dreamy girl and ambitious spinster; Nathaniel Hawthorne -- dilettante and cad; and Margaret Fuller -- glamorous editor and foreign correspondent. Perhaps inevitably, given the smallness of the place and the idiosyncrasies of its residents, the members of the prestigious circle became both intellectually and romantically entangled: Thoreau serenaded an infatuated Louisa on his flute. Vying with Hawthorne for Fuller's attention, Emerson wrote the fiery feminist love letters while she resided (yards away from his wife) in his guest room. Herman Melville was, according to some, ultimately driven mad by his consuming and unrequited affection for Hawthorne. Far from typically Victorian, this group of intellectuals, like their British Bloomsbury counterparts to whom the title refers, not only questioned established literary forms, but also resisted old moral and social strictures. Thoreau, of course, famously retreated to a plot of land on Walden Pond to escape capitalism, pick berries, and ponder nature. More shocking was the group's ambivalence toward the institution of marriage. Inclined to bend the rules of its bonds, many of its members spent time at the notorious commune, Brook Farm, and because liberal theories could not entirely guarantee against jealousy, the tension of real or imagined infidelities was always near the surface. Susan Cheever reacquaints us with the sexy, subversive side of Concord's nineteenth-century intellectuals, restoring in three dimensions the literary personalities whose work is at the heart of our national history and cultural identity.
American Bloomsbury
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Author : Susan Cheever
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-09-18
American Bloomsbury written by Susan Cheever and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A portrait of five Concord, Massachusetts, writers whose works were at the center of mid-nineteenth-century American thought and literature evaluates their interconnected relationships, influence on each other's works, and complex beliefs.
Gramercy Park
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Author : Carole Klein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Gramercy Park written by Carole Klein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Gramercy Park (New York, N.Y.) categories.
This work seeks to bring to life the Bloomsbury of America, New York's Gramercy Park, during the time of its greatest intellectual achievement. Readers can walk with Henry James, Edith Wharton, Herman Melville, George Bellows and others in a tour of the place which helped shape literary America.
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia Of Philosophers In America
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Author : John R. Shook
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-11
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia Of Philosophers In America written by John R. Shook and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-11 with Philosophy categories.
For scholars working on almost any aspect of American thought, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America presents an indispensable reference work. Selecting over 700 figures from the Dictionary of Early American Philosophers and the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, this condensed edition includes key contributors to philosophical thought. From 1600 to the present day, entries cover psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, education, theology and political science, before these disciplines came to be considered distinct from philosophy. Clear and accessible, each entry contains a short biography of the writer, an exposition and analysis of his or her doctrines and ideas, a bibliography of writings and suggestions for further reading. Featuring a new preface by the editor and a comprehensive introduction, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America includes 30 new entries on twenty-first century thinkers including Martha Nussbaum and Patricia Churchland. With in-depth overviews of Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Noah Porter, Frederick Rauch, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, this is an invaluable one-stop research volume to understanding leading figures in American thought and the development of American intellectual history.
The Bloomsbury Anthology Of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry
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Author : Deborah Ager
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-09-26
The Bloomsbury Anthology Of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry written by Deborah Ager and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry collects more than 200 poems by over 100 poets to celebrate contemporary writers, born after World War II, who write about Jewish themes. In bringing together poets whose writings explore cultural Jewish topics with those who directly address Jewish religious themes as well as those who only indirectly touch on their Jewishness, this anthology offers a fascinating insight into what it is to be a Jewish poet. Featuring established poets as well as representatives of the next generation of Jewish voices, included are poems by, among others, Ellen Bass, Jane Hirshfield, Ed Hirsch, David Lehman, Charles Bernstein, Carol V. Davis, Judith Skillman, Jacqueline Osherow, Alan Shapiro, Ira Sadoff, Melissa Stein, Matthew Zapruder, Philip Schultz, and Jane Shore.
Richard Rorty
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Author : Ronald A. Kuipers
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-03-14
Richard Rorty written by Ronald A. Kuipers and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-14 with Philosophy categories.
An introduction to and overview of Rorty's ideas, his writings and his contributions to the various fields of philosophy
The Bloomsbury Anthology Of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry
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Author : Deborah Ager
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-09-26
The Bloomsbury Anthology Of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry written by Deborah Ager and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
With works by over 100 poets, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry celebrates contemporary writers, born after World War II , who write about Jewish themes. This anthology brings together poets whose writings offer fascinating insight into Jewish cultural and religious topics and Jewish identity. Featuring established poets as well as representatives of the next generation of Jewish voices, it includes poems by Ellen Bass, Charles Bernstein, Carol V. Davis, Edward Hirsch, Jane Hirshfield, David Lehman, Jacqueline Osherow, Ira Sadoff, Philip Schultz, Alan Shapiro, Jane Shore, Judith Skillman, Melissa Stein, Matthew Zapruder, and many others.
American Bloomsbury
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Author : Susan Cheever
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
American Bloomsbury written by Susan Cheever and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Comic Books And American Cultural History
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Author : Matthew Pustz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-02-23
Comic Books And American Cultural History written by Matthew Pustz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-23 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Comic Books and American Cultural History is an anthology that examines the ways in which comic books can be used to understand the history of the United States. Over the last twenty years, there has been a proliferation of book-length works focusing on the history of comic books, but few have investigated how comics can be used as sources for doing American cultural history. These original essays illustrate ways in which comic books can be used as resources for scholars and teachers. Part 1 of the book examines comics and graphic novels that demonstrate the techniques of cultural history; the essays in Part 2 use comics and graphic novels as cultural artifacts; the third part of the book studies the concept of historical identity through the 20th century; and the final section focuses on different treatments of contemporary American history. Discussing topics that range from romance comics and Superman to American Flagg! and Ex Machina, this is a vivid collection that will be useful to anyone studying comic books or teaching American history.
Saul Kripke
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Author : Arif Ahmed
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2007-08-09
Saul Kripke written by Arif Ahmed and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-09 with Philosophy categories.
A student's guide to the philosophy of Saul Kripke, a widely-studied yet notoriously challenging thinker>