Title: Beyond practical virtue
First published: 2007
Description: "Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Democracy in literature, Democracy, Liberalism in literature, History and criticism, American fiction, Individualism in literature, Liberalism, Individualism, Cooper, james fenimore, 1789-1851, Twain, mark, 1835-1910, Howells, william dean, 1837-1920, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century
People: William Dean Howells (1837-1920), James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: PS374.L42 J65 2007