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Author Johnson, Joel A., 1974-

Title Beyond practical virtue [electronic resource] : a defense of liberal democracy through literature / Joel A. Johnson.

Imprint Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.

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Description xiii, 179 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.
Summary "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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation.
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Liberalism in literature.
Democracy in literature.
Individualism in literature.
Liberalism.
Democracy.
Individualism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780826217110 (alk. paper)
0826217117 (alk. paper)

 
    
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