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1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages) |
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Beyond Practical Virtue A Defense of Liberal Democracy through Literature; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Aesthetic Critique of Democratic Liberty; 2 Democratic Liberation; 3 The Democratic Struggle and Individual Development; 4 Individual Development and the Public Sphere; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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"Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 fast |
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 fast |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 fast |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Liberalism in literature.
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Democracy in literature.
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Individualism in literature.
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Liberalism.
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Democracy.
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Individualism.
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Free enterprise.
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liberalism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Free enterprise
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American fiction
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Democracy
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Democracy in literature
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Individualism
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Individualism in literature
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Liberalism
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Liberalism in literature
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826265791 |
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0826265790 |
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