Title The public intellectualism of Ralph Waldo Emerson and W.E.B. Du Bois : emotional dimensions of race and reform / Ryan Schneider

Edition 1st ed Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2010] ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 183 pages) Series Cognitive studies in literature and performance Cognitive studies in literature and performance. Contents Introduction: The province of public intellectualism: Emerson, Du Bois, Emotion, and reform writing -- Race: You'll know it when you feel it -- Double consciosness: It's more than what you think -- Losing your head: Why Du Bois and Emerson (Mostly) like John Brown -- Intimate attachments: Fathers, sons, and public intellectuals -- Conclusion: Theory of mind and the color line Summary In The Public Intellectualism of Ralph Waldo Emerson and W.E.B. Du Bois, Ryan Schneider shows how and why two of America's most influential public intellectuals - writing from opposite sides of the color line - defined race not only in biological and geo-cultural terms but also as an emotional phenomenon. Drawing on and advancing recent work in Cognitive Literary Studies, Critical Race Theory, and the History of Emotions, Schneider comparatively examines the range of feelings Emerson and Du Bois attribute to the experience of racial difference; his innovative close readings reveal the surprisi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Political and social views Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 fast Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 fast Subject American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Racism in literature. Reformation in literature. African Americans in literature. Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 -- English -- USA. Literary studies: from c 1900 -- English -- USA. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. Literature. African Americans in literature American literature Political and social views Racism in literature Reformation in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2009030394 ISBN 9780230105652 0230105653 1282908863 9781282908864 9786612908866 6612908866

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