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Ornamental aesthetics : the poetry of attending in Thoreau, Dickinson, and Whitman /

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Theo Davis argues that ornamental aesthetics are central to Thoreau, Dickinson, and Whitman's writing, exploring the stakes of such an ornamental aesthetics through a parallel investigation of the ornamental aspects of Heidegger's phenomenological philosophy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Theo (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Aesthetics.
Dickinson, Emily, > 1830-1886 > Aesthetics.
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Aesthetics.
Dickinson, Emily, > 1830-1886
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892
Dickinson, Emily > 1830-1886
Thoreau, Henry David > 1817-1862
Whitman, Walt > 1819-1892
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Aesthetics in literature.
Phenomenology and literature.
Aesthetics, American.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Esthétique dans la littérature.
Phénoménologie et littérature.
Esthétique américaine.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics, American
Aesthetics in literature
American literature
Phenomenology and literature
Ästhetik
Lyrik
Ornament > Motiv
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Theo Davis argues that ornamental aesthetics are central to Thoreau, Dickinson, and Whitman's writing, exploring the stakes of such an ornamental aesthetics through a parallel investigation of the ornamental aspects of Heidegger's phenomenological philosophy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780190467524
0190467525