This edition had all images removed.
Title: Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman
Note: Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Contents: Roosevelt as a man of letters -- Fifty years of Hawthorne -- A pilgrim in Concord -- A wordlet about Whitman.
Credits:
Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman" by Henry A. Beers is a literary critique written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a collection of essays exploring the lives and legacies of four prominent American figures: Theodore Roosevelt, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walt Whitman. The book delves into their contributions to American literature and culture, analyzing their distinctive styles, philosophies, and the societal contexts in which they operated. The opening portion of the book begins with an exploration of Theodore Roosevelt as a man of letters, highlighting his multifaceted personality and extensive literary contributions, which he balanced alongside a bustling political career. Beers reflects on Roosevelt's vigorous nature, his literary achievements, and his bold stance on various issues, while also critiquing his often aggressive and confrontational style. The author contrasts Roosevelt's forceful character with the quieter, more introspective approaches of the other three figures to be addressed in later chapters, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of their individual impacts on American culture and literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin), 1847-1926
EBook No.: 24435
Published: Jan 26, 2008
Downloads: 356
Language: English
Subject: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Subject: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Subject: Concord School of Philosophy
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman
Note: Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Contents: Roosevelt as a man of letters -- Fifty years of Hawthorne -- A pilgrim in Concord -- A wordlet about Whitman.
Credits:
Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman" by Henry A. Beers is a literary critique written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a collection of essays exploring the lives and legacies of four prominent American figures: Theodore Roosevelt, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walt Whitman. The book delves into their contributions to American literature and culture, analyzing their distinctive styles, philosophies, and the societal contexts in which they operated. The opening portion of the book begins with an exploration of Theodore Roosevelt as a man of letters, highlighting his multifaceted personality and extensive literary contributions, which he balanced alongside a bustling political career. Beers reflects on Roosevelt's vigorous nature, his literary achievements, and his bold stance on various issues, while also critiquing his often aggressive and confrontational style. The author contrasts Roosevelt's forceful character with the quieter, more introspective approaches of the other three figures to be addressed in later chapters, setting the stage for a deeper analysis of their individual impacts on American culture and literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin), 1847-1926
EBook No.: 24435
Published: Jan 26, 2008
Downloads: 356
Language: English
Subject: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Subject: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Subject: Concord School of Philosophy
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.