Making the "America of art" : cultural nationalism and nineteenth-century women writers /

"Making the "America of Art" demonstrates that beginning in the 1850s, women writers challenged the terms of the Scottish Common Sense philosophy, which had made artistic endeavors acceptable in the new Republic by subordinating aesthetic motivation to moral and educational goals. Har...

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Main Author: Sofer, Naomi Z.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2005.
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