American Romanticism and the Popularization of Literary Education
Author | : Clemens Spahr |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2022-03-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781793649553 |
ISBN-13 | : 1793649553 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Romanticism and the Popularization of Literary Education written by Clemens Spahr and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Romanticism, Education, and Social Reform argues that American Transcendentalism was an attempt to institutionalize and popularize Romantic literary practice. The Transcendentalists tried to make Romantic education “the generating idea of society itself,” so self-reliance needed to become a cultural practice available to everyone.