Emerson's Romantic Style / / Julie K. Ellison.

Professor Ellison demonstrates that the characteristic difficulties of Emerson's prose--its repetitiveness, discontinuity, and tonal peculiarities--are motivated by his use of interpretation to free himself from recurringly intimidating aspects of tradition.Originally published in 1984.The Prin...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1984
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1216
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
A NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND EDITIONS CITED --
INTRODUCTION. "THE MIND GOES ANTAGONIZING ON" --
I. THE DEVELOPMENTAL NARRATIVE --
II. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ESSAYS --
III. STRUCTURES WITHIN THE ESSAYS --
CONCLUSION. ROMANTIC PROSE AND THE ARTISTIC CRITIC --
NOTES --
INDEX --
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Summary:Professor Ellison demonstrates that the characteristic difficulties of Emerson's prose--its repetitiveness, discontinuity, and tonal peculiarities--are motivated by his use of interpretation to free himself from recurringly intimidating aspects of tradition.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400853939
9783110413441
9783110413533
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400853939
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Julie K. Ellison.