Author: Publisher:
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Category : Lyceums
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Who's who in the lyceum
Author: Glad to the Brink of Fear
Author: James MarcusPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691254338
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readers More than two centuries after his birth, Ralph Waldo Emerson remains one of the presiding spirits in American culture. Yet his reputation as the starry-eyed prophet of self-reliance has obscured a much more complicated figure who spent a lifetime wrestling with injustice, philosophy, art, desire, and suffering. James Marcus introduces readers to this Emerson, a writer of self-interrogating genius whose visionary flights are always grounded in Yankee shrewdness. This Emerson is a rebel. He is also a lover, a friend, a husband, and a father. Having declared his great topic to be “the infinitude of the private man,” he is nonetheless an intensely social being who develops Transcendentalism in the company of Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, Bronson Alcott, and Theodore Parker. And although he resists political activism early on—hoping instead for a revolution in consciousness—the burning issue of slavery ultimately transforms him from cloistered metaphysician to fiery abolitionist. Drawing on telling episodes from Emerson’s life alongside landmark essays like “Self-Reliance,” “Experience,” and “Circles,” Glad to the Brink of Fear reveals how Emerson shares our preoccupations with fate and freedom, race and inequality, love and grief. It shows, too, how his desire to see the world afresh, rather than accepting the consensus view, is a lesson that never grows old.
Who's who in the Lyceum
Author: Alfred Augustus 1842-1924 WrightPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022758216
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to the performers, producers, and playwrights associated with the Lyceum Theatre in London, one of the most important theaters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It includes biographical and critical information about hundreds of actors, directors, and other theater professionals, as well as a detailed history of the Lyceum itself. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bulletin
Author: University of MissouriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
University of Missouri Bulletin
Author: A Newspaperman's Library
Author: Claire E. GinsburgPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Journalism Series
Author: University of MissouriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Who's who in the Theatre
Author: Who's who in America
Author: John William LeonardPublisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 3728
Book Description
Vols. 28-30 accompanied by separately published parts with title: Indices and necrology.
Who's Who in the Lyceum
Author: Alfred Augustus WrightPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019804988
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Alfred Augustus Wright provides a fascinating look at the leading figures in the lyceum movement, which brought high culture to the masses in the form of lectures and public performances. This book is an important historical document that sheds light on the emergence of popular culture in America, and provides valuable insights into the intellectual and cultural landscape of the time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.