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Author Johnson, Joel A., 1974-

Title Beyond practical virtue : a defense of liberal democracy through literature / Joel A. Johnson.

Publication Info. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation.
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Liberalism in literature.
Liberalism in literature.
Democracy in literature.
Democracy in literature.
Individualism in literature.
Individualism in literature.
Liberalism.
Liberalism.
Democracy.
Democracy.
Individualism.
Individualism.
Chronological Term 1800 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Johnson, Joel A., 1974- Beyond practical virtue. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007 9780826217110 0826217117 (DLC) 2007002485 (OCoLC)81252621
ISBN 9780826265791 (electronic book)
0826265790 (electronic book)
9780826217110 (alkaline paper)
0826217117 (alkaline paper)