Literary Transcendentalism : Style and Vision in the American Renaissance
Buell, Lawrence.
Literary Transcendentalism : Style and Vision in the American Renaissance - 1 online resource (336 pages). - Cornell Paperbacks . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Background and General Principles -- Part II. The Living Word -- Part III. Word and World: Nature as a Model for Literary Form -- Part IV. The First Person -- Index
Open Access
Broader in scope than any previous literary study of the transcendentalists, this rewarding book analyzes the theories and forms characteristic of a vital group of American writers, as well as the principles and vision underlying transcendentalism. All the movement's major literary figures and forms are considered in detail. Lawrence Buell combines intellectual history and critical explication, giving equal attention to general trends and to particular works and individuals. His chapters on conversation, religious discourse, catalog rhetoric, and literary travelogue treat intensively topics that have been relatively neglected. His analyses of Ellery Channing's poetry and the use of persona in Emerson and Very are also innovative. In the final section, he offers the first systematic account of the autobiographical tradition in transcendentalist writing. This incisive and sympathetic overview of transcendentalist writing and thought will attract readers interested in American culture, and it will suggest new critical approaches to nonfiction.
9781501707650
Transcendentalism (New England)
Intellectual life.
American literature.
Literary Collections.
Litterature americaine--Histoire et critique.--19e siecle
Transcendantalisme (Philosophie americaine)
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Transcendentalism (New England)
United States.
États-Unis--Vie intellectuelle--1783-1865.
United States--Intellectual life--1783-1865.
Anthologies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Literary Transcendentalism : Style and Vision in the American Renaissance - 1 online resource (336 pages). - Cornell Paperbacks . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Background and General Principles -- Part II. The Living Word -- Part III. Word and World: Nature as a Model for Literary Form -- Part IV. The First Person -- Index
Open Access
Broader in scope than any previous literary study of the transcendentalists, this rewarding book analyzes the theories and forms characteristic of a vital group of American writers, as well as the principles and vision underlying transcendentalism. All the movement's major literary figures and forms are considered in detail. Lawrence Buell combines intellectual history and critical explication, giving equal attention to general trends and to particular works and individuals. His chapters on conversation, religious discourse, catalog rhetoric, and literary travelogue treat intensively topics that have been relatively neglected. His analyses of Ellery Channing's poetry and the use of persona in Emerson and Very are also innovative. In the final section, he offers the first systematic account of the autobiographical tradition in transcendentalist writing. This incisive and sympathetic overview of transcendentalist writing and thought will attract readers interested in American culture, and it will suggest new critical approaches to nonfiction.
9781501707650
Transcendentalism (New England)
Intellectual life.
American literature.
Literary Collections.
Litterature americaine--Histoire et critique.--19e siecle
Transcendantalisme (Philosophie americaine)
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Transcendentalism (New England)
United States.
États-Unis--Vie intellectuelle--1783-1865.
United States--Intellectual life--1783-1865.
Anthologies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.