The Locator -- [(subject = "Cooper James Fenimore--1789-1851")]

159 records matched your query       

Record 16 | Previous Record | MARC Display | Next Record | Search Results
Author:
Johnson, Joel A., 1974-
Title:
Beyond practical virtue : a defense of liberal democracy through literature / Joel A. Johnson.
Publisher:
University of Missouri Press,
Copyright Date:
c2007
Description:
xiii, 179 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Liberalism in literature
Democracy in literature
Individualism in literature
Liberalism
Democracy
Individualism
Cooper, James Fenimore,--1789-1851--Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark,--1835-1910--Criticism and interpretation.
Howells, William Dean,--1837-1920--Criticism and interpretation.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.
Summary:
"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.
ISBN:
0826217117 (alk. paper)
9780826217110 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)81252621
LCCN:
2007002485
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

Initiate Another SILO Locator Search

This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.