The Romantic Revolution in America: 1800-1860: Main Currents in American Thought

Description: The Romantic Revolution in America: 1800-1860 by Vernon Louis Parrington The development of literature between 1800 and 1860 in the United States was heavily influenced by two wars FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The development of literature between 1800 and 1860 in the United States was heavily influenced by two wars. The War of 1812 hastened the development of nineteenth-century ideals, and the Civil War uprooted certain growths of those vigorous years. The half century between these dramatic episodes was a period of extravagant vigor, the final outcome being the emergence of a new middle class.Parrington argues that America was becoming a new world with undreamed potential. This new era was no longer content with the ways of a founding generation. The older America of colonial days had been static, rationalistic, inclined to pessimism, and fearful of innovation. During the years between the Peace of Paris (1763) and the end of the War of 1812, older America was dying. The America that emerged, which is the focal point of this volume, was a shifting, restless world, eager to better itself, bent on finding easier roads to wealth than the plodding path of natural increase.The culture of this period also changed. Formal biographies written in this period often gave way to eulogy; it was believed that a writer was under obligation to speak well of the dead. Consequently, scarcely a single commentary of the times can be trusted, and the critic is reduced to patching together his account out of scanty odds and ends. A new introduction by Bruce Brown highlights the life of Vernon Louis Parrington and explains the importance of this second volume in the Pulitzer Prize-winning study. Author Biography Michael Young Table of Contents Book One: The Mind of the South; One: The Virginia Renaissance; I: The Old Dominion; II: The Heritage Of Jeffersonianism; III: John Marshall; IV: The Older Plantation Mind; V: Adventures in Romance; Two: The Renaissance Of Slavery; I: Southern Imperialism; II: Winds of Political Doctrine; III: The Dream of a Greek Democracy; IV: Adventures in Belles Lettres; Three: The Romance of the West; I: New Worlds; II: Two Spokesmen of the West; III: The Frontier In Letters; Book Two: The Mind of the Middle East; I: The Old Capital; II: The New Capital; III: Two Knickerbocker Romantics; IV: James Fenimore Cooper; V: Some Contributions of New England; Book Three: The Mind of New England; One: The Twilight of Federalism; I: The Passing of The Tie-Wig School; II: Winds of Political Doctrine; Two: The Rise of Liberalism; I: The Renaissance; II: Liberalism and Calvinism; III: Liberalism and the Social Conscience; IV: 4Certain Militants; Three: The Transcendental Mind; I: The Genesis Of Transcendentalism; II: Ralph Waldo Emerson; III: Henry Thoreau; IV: Theodore Parker; V: Margaret Fuller; Four: Other Aspects of the New England Mind; I: The Reign of the Genteel; II: 2Nathaniel Hawthorne; III: The Authentic Brahmin Review -[T]he beginning of modern American literary criticism... Parringtons work possesses much more than antiquarian interest--it has been a challenge to many literary critics and historians and might again provoke a renewed interest not only in the history of thinking about American literature but in strategies for addressing relationships between literary and social texts.- --Russell J. Reising, American Quarterly"[T]he beginning of modern American literary criticism... Parringtons work possesses much more than antiquarian interest--it has been a challenge to many literary critics and historians and might again provoke a renewed interest not only in the history of thinking about American literature but in strategies for addressing relationships between literary and social texts." --Russell J. Reising, American Quarterly Review Text "[T]he beginning of modern American literary criticism... Parringtons work possesses much more than antiquarian interest--it has been a challenge to many literary critics and historians and might again provoke a renewed interest not only in the history of thinking about American literature but in strategies for addressing relationships between literary and social texts." --Russell J. Reising, American Quarterly Details ISBN1412845998 Year 2012 ISBN-10 1412845998 ISBN-13 9781412845991 DEWEY 810.9002 Format Paperback Publication Date 2012-01-15 Illustrations black & white illustrations Edition Description Transaction Language English Media Book Series Main Currents in American Thought Short Title ROMANTIC REVOLUTION IN AMER 18 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Pages 539 Subtitle Main Currents in American Thought Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2012-01-15 AU Release Date 2012-01-15 NZ Release Date 2012-01-15 US Release Date 2012-01-15 Alternative 9781138538344 Audience General Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York Author Vernon Louis Parrington We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134471936;

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