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Beyond practical virtue

by Johnson, Joel A.,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Missouri Press, (Columbia :) Physical details: xiii, 179 p.
Subject(s): 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.
Year: 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.

"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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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