Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism

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Main Details

Title Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome: The Constitution of Emersonian Perfectionism
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stanley Cavell
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:151
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - poetry and poets
History of Western philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780812691498
ClassificationsDewey:814.3
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication Date 27 January 2000
Publication Country United States

Description

In these lectures, Stanley Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy shun one another; where the cultures of America and Europe unsettle one another.