Republic of intellect : the Friendly Club of New York City and the making of American literature

In the 1790s, a single conversational circle—the Friendly Club—united New York City's most ambitious young writers, and in Republic of Intellect, Bryan Waterman uses an innovative blend of literary criticism and historical narrative to re-create the club's intellectual culture. The story o...

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Main Author:	Waterman, Bryan
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore, Md Johns Hopkins University Press 2007
Edition:	1
Series:	New studies in American intellectual and cultural history
Subjects:	American American literature American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism American literature > Societies, etc. > History > 18th century Biography, Literature and Literary studies Fraternal organizations Fraternal organizations > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century Friendly Club (New York, N.Y.) HISTORY Intellectuals Intellectuals > New York (State) > New York > Biography LITERARY CRITICISM Literature: history & criticism Literature: history and criticism New York (N.Y.) > History > 1775-1865 > Biography New York (N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 18th century United States United States > Intellectual life > 1783-1865
ISBN:	9780801885662, 0801885663, 9781421428406, 1421428407, 1421403897, 9781421403892
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