On Emerson
The Best from American Literature
Will be published approx. on 22. August 1988
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-8223-0861-4 (ISBN)
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From 1929 to the latest issue, American Literature has been the foremost journal expressing the findings of those who study our national literature. The journal has published the best work of literary historians, critics, and bibliographers, ranging from the founders of the discipline to the best current critics and researchers. The longevity of this excellence lends a special distinction to the articles in American Literature.
Presented in order of their first appearance, the articles in each volume constitute a revealing record of developing insights and important shifts of critical emphasis. Each article has opened a fresh line of inquiry, established a fresh perspective on a familiar topic, or settled a question that engaged the interest of experts.
Presented in order of their first appearance, the articles in each volume constitute a revealing record of developing insights and important shifts of critical emphasis. Each article has opened a fresh line of inquiry, established a fresh perspective on a familiar topic, or settled a question that engaged the interest of experts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
North Carolina
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-0861-4 (9780822308614)
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Content
Series Introduction vii
Melville as a Critic of Emerson (1937) / William Braswell 1
Emerson and Quakerism (1938) / Frederick B. Tolles 19
William James and Emerson (1939) / Frederic I. Carpenter 43
Emerson and Cudworth: Plastic Nature and Transcendental Art (1951) / Vivian C. Hopkins 62
Emerson and the James Family (1953) / William T. Stafford 81
The Riddle of Emerson's "Sphinx" (1958) / Thomas R. Whitaker 110
Emerson on Plato: The Fire's Center (1963) / Ray Benoit 127
Transcendentalism and Psychotherapy: Another Look at Emerson (1969) / William E. Bridges 139
Henry Miller, Emerson, and the Divided Self (1971) / Paul R. Jackson 160
Spelling Time: The Reader in Emerson's "Circles" (1976) / David M. Wyatt 171
Children of the Fire: Charles Ives on Emerson and Art (1977) / David B. Robinson 183
Convers Francis and Emerson (1978) / Joel Myerson 196
Emerson and Antinomialism: The Legacy of the Sermons (1978) / Wesley T. Mott 216
Emerson's Essay, "Immortality":The Problem of Authorship (1984) / Glen M. Johnson 245
Emerson, Kneeland, and the Divinity School Address (1986) / Robert E. Burkholder 263
Index 277
Melville as a Critic of Emerson (1937) / William Braswell 1
Emerson and Quakerism (1938) / Frederick B. Tolles 19
William James and Emerson (1939) / Frederic I. Carpenter 43
Emerson and Cudworth: Plastic Nature and Transcendental Art (1951) / Vivian C. Hopkins 62
Emerson and the James Family (1953) / William T. Stafford 81
The Riddle of Emerson's "Sphinx" (1958) / Thomas R. Whitaker 110
Emerson on Plato: The Fire's Center (1963) / Ray Benoit 127
Transcendentalism and Psychotherapy: Another Look at Emerson (1969) / William E. Bridges 139
Henry Miller, Emerson, and the Divided Self (1971) / Paul R. Jackson 160
Spelling Time: The Reader in Emerson's "Circles" (1976) / David M. Wyatt 171
Children of the Fire: Charles Ives on Emerson and Art (1977) / David B. Robinson 183
Convers Francis and Emerson (1978) / Joel Myerson 196
Emerson and Antinomialism: The Legacy of the Sermons (1978) / Wesley T. Mott 216
Emerson's Essay, "Immortality":The Problem of Authorship (1984) / Glen M. Johnson 245
Emerson, Kneeland, and the Divinity School Address (1986) / Robert E. Burkholder 263
Index 277