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Robert Penn Warren and American Idealism
Av John Burt
Häftad, 2014
544 kr
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Robert Penn Warren has distinguished himself in many areas of endeavor—as a poet, a novelist, a critic, and an observer of American history and politics. In this book, John Burt examines Warren’s writings in these apparently disparate fields and shows how they are tied together not only by their …
Lincoln'S Tragic Pragmatism
Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict
Av John Burt
Häftad, 2018
416 kr
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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceIn 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism, John Burt contends that the very …
Way Down
Av John Burt
Häftad, 2014
408 kr
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"For the sake of contraption (like Frost) and of character (like Robinson), John Burt will do a great deal, and his scope and scansion require a great deal, for his theme is nothing less than the reinvention of heroism (King Mark, Mary of Nazareth, St. Francis, Paolo and Francesca, Ariadne) and the …
Way Down
Av John Burt
Inbunden, 2016
1700 kr
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"For the sake of contraption (like Frost) and of character (like Robinson), John Burt will do a great deal, and his scope and scansion require a great deal, for his theme is nothing less than the reinvention of heroism (King Mark, Mary of Nazareth, St. Francis, Paolo and Francesca, Ariadne) and the …
Way Down
Av John Burt
E-bok, 2014
574 kr
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"e;For the sake of contraption (like Frost) and of character (like Robinson), John Burt will do a great deal, and his scope and scansion require a great deal, for his theme is nothing less than the reinvention of heroism (King Mark, Mary of Nazareth, St. Francis, Paolo and Francesca, Ariadne) …
Madness, Murder and Mayhem
Criminal Insanity in Victorian and Edwardian Britain
Av John Burt, Kathryn Burtinshaw
E-bok, 2018
91 kr
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Following an assassination attempt on George III in 1800, new legislation significantly altered the way the criminally insane were treated by the judicial system in Britain. This book explores these changes and explains the rationale for purpose-built criminal lunatic asylums in the Victorian …
Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism
Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict
Av John Burt
Inbunden, 2013
445 kr
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In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. More was at stake than slavery in those debates. In Lincoln’s Tragic Pragmatism, John Burt contends that the very legitimacy of democratic governance was on the line. …
