Edward L. Widmer has taught at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design, and received fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the John Carter Brown Library, and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. He is currently a White House speechwriter and lives in Washington with his wife and son.

constantly interesting and thoughtful

• 1: The Politics of Culture: O'Sullivan and the Democratic Review 2: Democracy and Literature 3: Young America in Literature: Duyckink, Melville, and the Mutual Admiration Society 4: Representation Without Taxation: Art for the People 5: The Young American Lexicon: Field and Codification 6: Young America Redux 7: Epilogue: Forever Young

Edward L. Widmer has taught at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design, and received fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the John Carter Brown Library, and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. He is currently a White House speechwriter and lives in Washington with his wife and son.

constantly interesting and thoughtful

• 1: The Politics of Culture: O'Sullivan and the Democratic Review 2: Democracy and Literature 3: Young America in Literature: Duyckink, Melville, and the Mutual Admiration Society 4: Representation Without Taxation: Art for the People 5: The Young American Lexicon: Field and Codification 6: Young America Redux 7: Epilogue: Forever Young

Edward L. Widmer has taught at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design, and received fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the John Carter Brown Library, and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research. He is currently a White House speechwriter and lives in Washington with his wife and son.

constantly interesting and thoughtful

• 1: The Politics of Culture: O'Sullivan and the Democratic Review 2: Democracy and Literature 3: Young America in Literature: Duyckink, Melville, and the Mutual Admiration Society 4: Representation Without Taxation: Art for the People 5: The Young American Lexicon: Field and Codification 6: Young America Redux 7: Epilogue: Forever Young