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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country of Origin
- US
- Book Title
- Washington Irving’s Critique of American Culture
- Title
- Washington Irving’s Critique of American Culture
- Subtitle
- Sketching a Vision of World Citizenship
- ISBN-10
- 1793619638
- EAN
- 9781793619631
- ISBN
- 9781793619631
- Release Date
- 04/15/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Genre
- Literary Criticism
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1793619638
ISBN-13
9781793619631
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2329848386
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
218 Pages
Publication Name
Washington Irving's Critique of American Culture : Sketching a Vision of World Citizenship
Language
English
Subject
Modern / 19th Century, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2023
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
In many respects, McCree's work follows the trajectory of recent Irving scholarship while also reevaluating the value of Irving's neoclassical influences. He helps dispel any lingering impressions of Irving as an aimless or sentimental writer; rather, he is an adventurous boundary-crosser willing to probe American anxieties. In McCree's ambitious study spanning Irving's American writings from 1804 to 1845, he makes a plausible case for Irving's vision of a pluralistic nation buffeted by relentless development and imperialistic practices., "McCree presents Irving (1783-1859) as both an 18th-century neoclassic and a 19th-century Romantic--and he thoroughly and logically develops this bifurcated view in this volume's six chapters. McCree reveals Irving to be not only a cynic who believed in world citizenship but also a Romantic whose verbal sketches were inspired by American painters such as Thomas Cole. After a review of past scholarship, McCree employs Irving's cynical philosophy to analyze his writings on Native American, Quaker, and African American injustices. Next, McCree turns to Irving's "picturesque art," examining his history of American civilization, especially New York, which was inspired by the Romantic landscape painters. Then, in a chapter dedicated to Irving's Sketch-Book, especially "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," McCree depicts Irving as a cynic attacking American culture. But the final chapter turns to Irving's travel writings about the West, writings that exemplify his belief in world citizenship. Assiduously researched, this volume cogently presents Irving as a world citizen who criticized American nationalism, industrialism, and culture, but also as a writer who embraced the American picturesque, its diversity and natural beauty. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." -- Choice Reviews "This is the most original and provocative examination of Irving's literary identity in years. McCree deftly probes the balancing act, as he describes it, between the groundbreaking author's Enlightenment skepticism and his Romantic dream-spinning. With an eye toward both classical and eighteenth-century influences, he returns Irving to his deserved place as a literary stylist whose descriptive skill and philosophic values have been trifled with by nearsighted critics of the modern age." --Andrew Burstein, Louisiana State University, author of The Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving "In many respects, McCree's work follows the trajectory of recent Irving scholarship while also reevaluating the value of Irving's neoclassical influences. He helps dispel any lingering impressions of Irving as an aimless or sentimental writer; rather, he is an adventurous boundary-crosser willing to probe American anxieties. In McCree's ambitious study spanning Irving's American writings from 1804 to 1845, he makes a plausible case for Irving's vision of a pluralistic nation buffeted by relentless development and imperialistic practices." -- Early American Literature, McCree presents Irving (1783-1859) as both an 18th-century neoclassic and a 19th-century Romantic-and he thoroughly and logically develops this bifurcated view in this volume's six chapters. McCree reveals Irving to be not only a cynic who believed in world citizenship but also a Romantic whose verbal sketches were inspired by American painters such as Thomas Cole. After a review of past scholarship, McCree employs Irving's cynical philosophy to analyze his writings on Native American, Quaker, and African American injustices. Next, McCree turns to Irving's "picturesque art," examining his history of American civilization, especially New York, which was inspired by the Romantic landscape painters. Then, in a chapter dedicated to Irving's Sketch-Book, especially "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," McCree depicts Irving as a cynic attacking American culture. But the final chapter turns to Irving's travel writings about the West, writings that exemplify his belief in world citizenship. Assiduously researched, this volume cogently presents Irving as a world citizen who criticized American nationalism, industrialism, and culture, but also as a writer who embraced the American picturesque, its diversity and natural beauty. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. * Choice Reviews * This is the most original and provocative examination of Irving's literary identity in years. McCree deftly probes the balancing act, as he describes it, between the groundbreaking author's Enlightenment skepticism and his Romantic dream-spinning. With an eye toward both classical and eighteenth-century influences, he returns Irving to his deserved place as a literary stylist whose descriptive skill and philosophic values have been trifled with by nearsighted critics of the modern age. -- Andrew Burstein, Louisiana State University, author of The Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving, McCree presents Irving (1783-1859) as both an 18th-century neoclassic and a 19th-century Romantic--and he thoroughly and logically develops this bifurcated view in this volume's six chapters. McCree reveals Irving to be not only a cynic who believed in world citizenship but also a Romantic whose verbal sketches were inspired by American painters such as Thomas Cole. After a review of past scholarship, McCree employs Irving's cynical philosophy to analyze his writings on Native American, Quaker, and African American injustices. Next, McCree turns to Irving's "picturesque art," examining his history of American civilization, especially New York, which was inspired by the Romantic landscape painters. Then, in a chapter dedicated to Irving's Sketch-Book, especially "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," McCree depicts Irving as a cynic attacking American culture. But the final chapter turns to Irving's travel writings about the West, writings that exemplify his belief in world citizenship. Assiduously researched, this volume cogently presents Irving as a world citizen who criticized American nationalism, industrialism, and culture, but also as a writer who embraced the American picturesque, its diversity and natural beauty. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty., This is the most original and provocative examination of Irving's literary identity in years. McCree deftly probes the balancing act, as he describes it, between the groundbreaking author's Enlightenment skepticism and his Romantic dream-spinning. With an eye toward both classical and eighteenth-century influences, he returns Irving to his deserved place as a literary stylist whose descriptive skill and philosophic values have been trifled with by nearsighted critics of the modern age.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
818.209
Table Of Content
Chapter 1: Style with Substance Chapter 2: Satire in the Name of World Citizenship Chapter 3: The Picturesque Aesthetic and Neo-classical/ Romantic Boundary-Crossing Chapter 4: American Ovid, American Virgil, American Claude, and Pumpkin Smasher Chapter 5: Irving's Critique of American Culture in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Chapter 6: World Citizenship on Frontiers Near and Far
Synopsis
Washington Irving's Critique of American Culture: Sketching a Vision of World Citizenship challenges long-standing views of Washington Irving. He has been portrayed as writing in the 18th century style of Addison and Goldsmith, without having much substance of his own. Irving has also been accused of being insufficiently American and adrift in an identity crisis. The author argues that Irving addressed the American cultural context very extensively--he was a writer of substance who articulated an ethic of world citizenship that was found in the philosophy of ancient Greek cynics and stoics. This ethic was united with a love of picturesque travel, which emphasized variety and texture in experience, resulting in an extraordinary affirmation of the value of cultural diversity in the new Republic. Irving was, in fact, a liminal figure straddling Romantic and neoclassical modes of writing and acting. The author draws attention to Irving's success as a writer in the pictorial mode. Irving also expressed a critique of cultural loss and environmental destruction like that articulated by the artist Thomas Cole. The work embraces an interdisciplinary approach, where insights from philosophy, religion, art history, and social history shed light on an underestimated writer., Washington Irving's Critique of American Culture: Sketching a Vision of World Citizenship challenges long-standing views of Washington Irving. He has been portrayed as writing in the 18th century style of Addison and Goldsmith, without having much substance of his own. Irving has also been accused of being insufficiently American and adrift in an identity crisis. The author argues that Irving addressed the American cultural context very extensively-he was a writer of substance who articulated an ethic of world citizenship that was found in the philosophy of ancient Greek cynics and stoics. This ethic was united with a love of picturesque travel, which emphasized variety and texture in experience, resulting in an extraordinary affirmation of the value of cultural diversity in the new Republic. Irving was, in fact, a liminal figure straddling Romantic and neoclassical modes of writing and acting. The author draws attention to Irving's success as a writer in the pictorial mode. Irving also expressed a critique of cultural loss and environmental destruction like that articulated by the artist Thomas Cole. The work embraces an interdisciplinary approach, where insights from philosophy, religion, art history, and social history shed light on an underestimated writer., Washington Irving's Critique of American Culture argues that Irving offers not only a critique of a culture losing rootedness, but also positive multi-cultural vision of world citizenship in the new Republic. American Romantic art contemporary to Irving sheds light on his critique and positive vision of what America could be.
LC Classification Number
PS2092.A54
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