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Beyond practical virtue a defense of liberal democracy through literature /

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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 an...

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Huvudupphov: Johnson, Joel A., 1974-
Institutionellt upphov: ebrary, Inc
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Utgiven: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.
Ämnen:
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851 > Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Criticism and interpretation.
Howells, William Dean, > 1837-1920 > Criticism and interpretation.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Liberalism in literature.
Democracy in literature.
Individualism in literature.
Liberalism.
Democracy.
Individualism.
Electronic books.
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Sammanfattning:"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.
Fysisk beskrivning:xiii, 179 p.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.

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