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The conservative aesthetic : Theodore Roosevelt, popular Darwinism, and the American literary West /

"The Conservative Aesthetic explores a circle of western writers and artists that rose up around Theodore Roosevelt in the late nineteenth century. It makes the case that their unique alloy of popular Darwinism and western mythmaking represent an aesthetic component of American conservatism tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mexal, Stephen J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Subjects:
Conservatism and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
American literature > West (U.S.) > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Conservatism > United States > History > 19th century.
Authors, American > Political and social views.
West (U.S.) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
American literature.
Conservatism.
Conservatism and literature.
Intellectual life.
United States.
West United States.
1800-1899
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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Summary:"The Conservative Aesthetic explores a circle of western writers and artists that rose up around Theodore Roosevelt in the late nineteenth century. It makes the case that their unique alloy of popular Darwinism and western mythmaking represent an aesthetic component of American conservatism that has long been overlooked"--
Physical Description:x, 353 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781793632616
1793632618