The philosophy of literary amateurism / Naomi Lebowitz.
The philosophy of literary amateurism / Naomi Lebowitz.
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Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1994.
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N809/242
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Language
English
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Physical content
129 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Body, Book, and Candle -- 2. Temperament with a Tongue: The American Education of the Possible Poet by the Possible Philosopher - William James, George Santayana, Wallace Stevens, and Robert Frost -- 3. The Imagination of Morality: James, Conrad, and the Lessons of the French Masters -- 4. The Pu...
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Publisher
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1994.
Place of Publication
Missouri
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
In a hyper-professional age of criticism marked by formulaic and political diction and syntax, Lebowitz tries to recover the amateur perspective naturally carried by great literature's form and play. The Philosophy of Literary Amateurism makes a lasting contribution to the recovery of more generous relations between life and literature....
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The philosophy of literary amateurism / Naomi Lebowitz.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-121) and index.
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c1994.
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N809/242
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74VK7ER6RRN3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7ER6RRN3
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ISBN
082620970X
DDC
809
MMS ID
991022853409702626
