The delegated intellect
Subtitle: Emersonian essays on literature, science, and art in honor of Don Gifford
By: edited by Donald E. Morse.
Contributors: Gifford, Don.; Morse, Donald E., 1936-
Series: American university studies.; vol. 57
Publisher: P. Lang; Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften; Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Influence.; Gifford, Don -- Bibliography.; Learning and scholarship -- United States.; Humanities -- Study and teaching.; Creative thinking.; Civilization, Modern -- 20th century -- Philosophy.; Science and the humanities.; American essays.
Description: This volume honors Don Gifford, master teacher, exacting researcher, and provocative writer. The essays reflect some but not all of the disciplines that Gifford taught - literature, art, ecology, invention, American culture, and the history of ideas. Heeding Emerson's call to "search for facts amid appearances" and to pursue "the ultimate reason of [all things and experience]" these essays illustrate how contemporary scholars in a variety of fields fulfill their role as society's delegated intellect.
Notes: "Books, essays, poetry, and fiction by Don Gifford": p. [311]-313.
Includes bibliographical references.