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050 00 $aPS374.L42$bJ65 2007
082 00 $a813/.409358$222
100 1 $aJohnson, Joel A.,$d1974-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007004450
245 10 $aBeyond practical virtue :$ba defense of liberal democracy through literature /$cJoel A. Johnson.
260 $aColumbia :$bUniversity of Missouri Press,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $axiii, 179 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe aesthetic critique of democratic liberty -- $g2.$tDemocratic liberation -- $g3.$tThe democratic struggle and individual development -- $g4.$tIndividual development and the public sphere.
520 1 $a"Aesthetic critics of democracy such as Carlyle and Nietzsche have argued that modern democracy, by removing the hierarchical institutions that once elevated society's character, turns citizens into bland, mediocre souls. Joel A. Johnson now offers a rebuttal to these critics, drawing surprising inspiration from American literary classics." "Addressing the question from a new perspective, Johnson takes a fresh look at the worth of liberal democracy in these uncertain times and tackles head-on the thorny question of cultural development. Examining the novels of James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells, he shows that through their fiction we can gain a better appreciation of the rich detail of everyday life, making the debate relevant to contemporary discussions of liberal democracy." "Johnson focuses on an issue that liberals have inadequately addressed: whether people tend to develop fully as individuals under liberal democracy when such a regime does little formally to encourage their development. He argues that, though the liberal fear of state-guided culture is well founded, it should not prevent us from evaluating liberalism's effect on individual flourishing. By extending the debate over the worthiness of liberal democracy to include democracy's effect on individual development, he contends that the democratic experience is much fuller than the aristocratic one and thus expands the faculties of its citizens."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aAmerican fiction$y19th century$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101032
650 0 $aLiberalism in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006248
650 0 $aDemocracy in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94003797
650 0 $aIndividualism in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004995
650 0 $aLiberalism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076443
650 0 $aDemocracy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036647
650 0 $aIndividualism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065686
600 10 $aCooper, James Fenimore,$d1789-1851$xCriticism and interpretation.
600 10 $aTwain, Mark,$d1835-1910$xCriticism and interpretation.
600 10 $aHowells, William Dean,$d1837-1920$xCriticism and interpretation.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002485.html
852 00 $bglx$hPS374.L42$iJ65 2007