Maurice Gonnaud An Uneasy Solitude (Paperback) Princeton Legacy Library
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Further Details Title: An Uneasy Solitude Condition: New Subtitle: Individual and Society in the Work of Ralph Waldo Emerson ISBN-10: 0691602700 EAN: 9780691602707 ISBN: 9780691602707 Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/14/2014 Description: This subtle intellectual biography juxtaposes Ralph Waldo Emerson's revolutionary spiritual thinking with his elitist ideas of race and property--a contrast so sharp as to make his personality seem almost incoherent." Writing in (he great modern tradition of French anglicisles, Maurice Gonnaud compares Emerson's taste for solitude and the lyric ardor it awakened in him to his efforts to confront the social pressures of his times. Originally published in 1987. 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 254mm Item Length: 178mm Item Weight: 851g Author: Maurice Gonnaud Translator: Lawrence Rosenwald Contributor: Lawrence Rosenwald (Translated by) Genre: Literary Criticism Book Series: Princeton Legacy Library Topic: Biography Release Year: 2014 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
