Bergson and American Culture
The Worlds of Willa Cather and Wallace Stevens
Bergsonian vitalism challenged the dominance of Spencerian determinism in the early twentieth century and seemed to offer a new foundation for belief in human freedom and individual possibility. Quirk traces the impact of Bergsonism upon the American sensibility and shows how individual writers -- particularly two such different artists as Willa Cather and Wallace Stevens -- appropriated vitalistic notions and made them serve the peculiar requirements of their own unique creative imaginations.Originally published in 1990.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again bo…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8078-9756-0
- EAN: 9780807897560
- Produktnummer: 10727394
- Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.8 cm 494 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 494
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