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Author Rosenwald, Lawrence Alan, 1948-

Title Emerson and the art of the diary / Lawrence Rosenwald.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 159 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents I. Prolegomena; II. From Commonplace Book to Journal; Authority and Rebellion; Strayings and Temptations; A Conscious Beginning; III. The Form of the Mature Journal; Introduction; The Journal vs. the Essays; Emerson and his Diaristic Circle; The Journal and the Aphorism Book; The Journal and the Quotation Book; IV. The Loss of Form; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y.
Summary An extended literary description and analysis of Emerson's journals, which argues that these works constitute one of the greatest commentaries on 19th century America, realizing Emerson's standards of literary excellence more fully than his other writings.
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Subject Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Diaries.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
Genre/Form Diaries.
Subject Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Style.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Journal intime.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Style.
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Diaries -- History and criticism.
Authors, American.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Autobiography.
Autobiography.
Chronological Term 1800 - 1899
Indexed Term English literature American writers Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Diaries.
Other Form: Print version: 9780195053333 (DLC) 87023074 (OCoLC)16713606
ISBN 9780195363890 (electronic book)
0195363892 (electronic book)
1601296908
9781601296900
9780195053333 (alkaline paper)
0195053338 (alkaline paper)
1280440325
9781280440328
0195053338 (Cloth)