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Rosenwald Lawrence Alan <1948-> |
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Emerson and the art of the diary / / Lawrence Rosenwald |
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New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 1988 |
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©1988 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-44032-5 |
0-19-536389-2 |
1-60129-690-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, American - 19th century - History and criticism |
Autobiography |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; I. Prolegomena; II. From Commonplace Book to Journal; Authority and Rebellion; Strayings and Temptations; A Conscious Beginning; III. The Form of the Mature Journal; Introduction; The Journal vs. the Essays; Emerson and his Diaristic Circle; The Journal and the Aphorism Book; The Journal and the Quotation Book; IV. The Loss of Form; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An extended literary description and analysis of Emerson's journals, which argues that these works constitute one of the greatest commentaries on 19th century America, realizing Emerson's standards of literary excellence more fully than his other writings. |
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