Individualism and Its Discontents: Appropriations of Emerson, 1880-1950

Charles E Mitchell
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
November 1 1997
EAN: 9781558490734
ISBN: 1558490736
Synopsis: The work of Ralph Waldo Emerson has been synonymous with the American ideals of self-reliance and individualism. This book explores that intertwined history, and how Emerson has come to be identified as the source of both the best and worst in the American intellectual tradition.