About this title: This text has taken its place as the definitive treatment of the most distinguished age of American literature. Centering the discussion around five literary giants of the mid-nineteenth century-Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman. Matthiessen elucidates their conceptions of the nature and function of literature, and the extent to which these were realized in their writings.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford university press, London
Date Published: 1941
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xxiv p., 2 l., 3-678 p. front., plates, ports. 25 cm. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1968-12-31
ISBN-13:9780195007596ISBN:019500759X
Description: Fair. This book has underlining. Some page corners are creased. The text edge is stained. Soft cover binding is secure but the spine is creased. Cover is sturdy but has wear including a curled front cover edge. Orders packed carefully and shipped daily with tracking # emailed to you. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1968-12-31
ISBN-13:9780195007596ISBN:019500759X
Description: Very Good Text. Paperback in very good condition. Light foxing to edges. Spine is uncreased, binding and text also in very good condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 1941
Description: Acceptable. Egdewear to Boards Foxing Staining to page edges corners bumped General Reading Copy, All pages and text intact, May contain highlighting/marking or other serious defects. Major defects may exist which may or may not be noted All domestic items shipped within 24 hours. International orders shipped within 72 hours. Customer Service isn't just a motto for us, its a way of life. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 12/31/1968
ISBN-13:9780195007596ISBN:019500759X
Description: Very Good. 019500759X Very Good and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. Has minor shelf wear (slightly tarnished edges) from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing— read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780195007596ISBN:019500759X
Description: Good. Different cover but same ISBN. Cover has edgewear and corner bumps. Spine faded. Twenty-three pages have underlining. Flyleaf has former owner name and bookstore stamps. Five pages have watermark but not main text pages. Pages have no bends or tears. Binding tight but with three creases. Not a remainder. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: See notes
Date Published: 1964
Description: Fair. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Good binding. moderate wear, aging. Some markings in text. We ship daily. International orders ship priority or first-class. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date Published: 1941
Description: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Burgundy cloth covers with gray lines and gold lettering on front board; no jacket; minor wear to boards and edges; pages are clean and unmarked; lightly darkened from end papers to pages edges; pen and pencil markings on rear pastedown; 678 pgs. read more
Edition: Third impression 1946
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford university press, London: New York [etc. ]
Date Published: 1941
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Blue cover with light blue stripes, letters in gold. Very good condition, text block solid. Some evidence of bookplate removal. xxiv p., 2 l., 3-678 p. front., plates, ports. 25 cm. Includes: Portraits, Plates. Contents: From Emerson to Thoreau. --Hawthorne. --Melville. --Whitman. Former owner's name written on page across from front cover, 2 facing pages discolored (but completely legible) by a stored contemporaneous newspaper review, some light penciling in some ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Date Published: 1941.
Description: Small tear to the bottom of page 281 that does not effect the text else Very good condition with text clean & binding tight, without dust jacket. 678pp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library copy that was rebound with library binding. EXCELLENT reading copy-looks as though it was never circulated. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1968-12-31
ISBN-13:9780195007596ISBN:019500759X
Description: New. * Gift quality new paperback as shown. No marks inside or out, very light shelf wear only. Binding tight and square, no creases. read more
"Wow, I read the first chapter on Emerson and part on Thoreau -- The Transcendentalists are retarded -- sometimes I wish the 18th century could have just continued until the 20th. 19th cen. American lit - boring."
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