Matthiessen, F.O.

American Renaissance. Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman.

Ninth impression. London, Oxford University Press, 1964. 16,5 cm x 24 cm. Frontispiece, XXVI, 678 pages. Original Hardcover. Cloth. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With his name to front free endpaper. Occasional markings and annotations in the text.

Contains among others the following chapters: Book one: From Emerson to Thoreau: (1) In the Optative Mood, (2) The Actual Glory, (3) The Metaphysical Strain, (4) The Organic Principle; Book two: Hawthorne: (5) The Vision of Evil, (6) Problem of the Artist as New Englander, (7) Allegory and Symbolism, (8) Dark Necessity; Book three: Melville: (9) Moment of Transition etc.

• Keywords: Chuck Kruger Cape Clear Collection
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 81770AB

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