An edition of Beyond practical virtue
(2007)
Beyond practical virtue
a defense of liberal democracy through literature
by Joel A. Johnson
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"Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher.
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Criticism and interpretation, Democracy in literature, Democracy, Liberalism in literature, History and criticism, American fiction, Individualism in literature, Liberalism, Individualism, Cooper, james fenimore, 1789-1851, Twain, mark, 1835-1910, Howells, william dean, 1837-1920, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th centuryTimes
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Beyond practical virtue: a defense of liberal democracy through literature
2007, University of Missouri Press
in English
0826217117 9780826217110
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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