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Emerson and the art of the diary / Lawrence Rosenwald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenwald, Lawrence Alan, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, American--19th century--Diaries--History and criticism.
- Authors, American.
- Autobiography.
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Diaries.
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo.
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Literary style.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-44032-5
- 0-19-536389-2
- 1-60129-690-8
- OCLC:
- 171570843
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