Democracy's Literature: Politics and Fiction in AmericaPatrick J. Deneen, Joseph Romance Rowman & Littlefield, 2005 - 238 páginas American literature is profoundly, almost inescapably political. America's most thoughtful authors long ago realized that it was through the novel, the novella, and the story that philosophic education of America's citizens would best be undertaken. In this fascinating new anthology of original essays, ten leading scholars explore the ways in which American civic education has been informally advanced through literature. Delving into the works of authors ranging from Mark Twain to William Faulkner to Octavia Butler, these essays reflect on the close relationship between democracy and literature. They convey an understanding that the greatest American literary works are also works of profound philosophical insight. Through careful analysis, Democracy's Literature illustrates that democracy and literature are natural partners, forging a relationship that America's greatest authors have long realized in their subtle efforts to craft a democratic public philosophy. |
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... DeLillo abandoned his family's Roman Catholic beliefs by the end of adolescence, he retained affection for its rituals and disciplines. DeLillo was a lackluster student in high school. And he only began to read seriously around the age ...
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The Art of Democratic Literature | 1 |
Billy Budd and the Politics of Prudence | 9 |
Yankee Go Home Twains Postcolonial Romance | 31 |
Tom Sawyer Potential President | 61 |
Patriots and Philosophers The Idea of Obligation and Race in William Faulkners Intruder in the Dust | 79 |
A Story about Nothing Two Kinds of Nihilists and One Kind of Christian in Flannery OConnors Good Country People | 97 |
Ralph Ellisons Invisible Men | 117 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin and the Politics of Faith | 153 |
Vexed Genealogy Octavia Butler and Political Memories of Slavery | 171 |
Hello Babies Eliot Rosewater and the Art of Citizenship in the Graduation Speeches of Kurt Vonnegut | 191 |
The American Mystery Deepens Hearing Tocqueville in Don DeLillos White Noise | 207 |
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Democracy's Literature: Politics and Fiction in America Patrick J. Deneen,Joseph Romance Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
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Democracy's Literature: Politics and Fiction in America Patrick J. Deneen,Joseph Romance Vista de fragmentos - 2005 |
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