| Description |
xxviii, 186 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: building their own Waldos -- A genre in transition: biography in the 1880s -- An act of wholesome and pure-hearted admiration: Emerson's first biographer, George Willis Cooke -- Biographers and the pornographer: Conway, Ireland, and "Emerson and his friends" -- Diagnosing the gentle iconoclast: Dr. Holmes on Emerson -- Authorizing Emerson's biography: Cabot and/or Edward Emerson -- Shelf life: the legacy of Emerson's first biographies. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History.
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Authors, American -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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American prose literature -- History and criticism.
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Biography as a literary form.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781587299629 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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1587299623 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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1587299631 (electronic bk.) |
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9781587299636 (electronic bk.) |
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