ISBN: 9780804761239

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Russ Castronovo, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Aesthetic Materialism. Short Title AESTHETIC MATERIALISM. by Paul Gilmore. Author Paul Gilmore. Contents Introduction: The Word "Aesthetic" 000 1. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Aesthetic Materialism by Paul Gilmore Focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. This work moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, aiming to challenge readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. In response to scientific and technological developments, most notably the telegraph, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century electrical imagery reflected the mysterious workings of the physical mind as well as the uncertain, sometimes shocking connections between individuals. Writers such as Whitman, Melville, and Douglass drew on images of electricity and telegraphy to describe literature both as the product of specific economic and social conditions and as a means of transcending the individual determined by such conditions. Aesthetic Materialism moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, challenging readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Author Biography Paul Gilmore, Associate Professor of English at California State University, Long Beach, is also the author of The Genuine Article: Race, Mass Culture, and American Literary Manhood (2001). Table of Contents Contents Introduction: The Word "Aesthetic" 000 1.Idealist Aesthetics and the Republican Telegraph000 2. Aesthetic Electricity000 3. Frederick Douglass's Electric Words: Aesthetic Politics and the Limits of Identification000 4. Mad Filaments: Walt Whitman's Aesthetic Body Telegraphic000 Conclusion: Aesthetic Electricity Caged000 Notes000 Works Cited000 Index000 Review "Paul Gilmore demonstrates that electricity was central to the discourse of American Romanticism, illuminating both the individual's place in society and the relationship of the soul to the body. After reading Aesthetic Materialism, one understands far better what Whitman meant when he 'sang the body electric.'" - David Nye, University of Southern Denmark "Paul Gilmore's book stands forth as an indispensable critical work in dealing with the history, transatlantic dimensions, and political promises of American Romantic literature." - Russ Castronovo, University of Wisconsin, Madison Long Description Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. In response to scientific and technological developments, most notably the telegraph, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century electrical imagery reflected the mysterious workings of the physical mind as well as the uncertain, sometimes shocking connections between individuals. Writers such as Whitman, Melville, and Douglass drew on images of electricity and telegraphy to describe literature both as the product of specific economic and social conditions and as a means of transcending the individual determined by such conditions. Aesthetic Materialism moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, challenging readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Review Quote "Paul Gilmore's book stands forth as an indispensable critical work in dealing with the history, transatlantic dimensions, and political promises of American Romantic literature." Details ISBN080476123X Author Paul Gilmore Short Title AESTHETIC MATERIALISM Publisher Stanford University Press Language English ISBN-10 080476123X ISBN-13 9780804761239 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Stanford University Press Subtitle Electricity and American Romanticism Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Birth 1970 UK Release Date 2009-01-01 AU Release Date 2009-01-01 NZ Release Date 2009-01-01 US Release Date 2009-01-01 Pages 256 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-01-01 Alternative 9780804770972 DEWEY 810.9/003 Audience Undergraduate We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN: 9780804761239

Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism focuses on American romantic writers'' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity.… More...

Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism focuses on American romantic writers'' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. In response to scientific and technological developments, most notably the telegraph, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century electrical imagery reflected the mysterious workings of the physical mind as well as the uncertain, sometimes shocking connections between individuals. Writers such as Whitman, Melville, and Douglass drew on images of electricity and telegraphy to describe literature both as the product of specific economic and social conditions and as a means of transcending the individual determined by such conditions. Aesthetic Materialism moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, challenging readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Paul Gilmore, Books, Fiction and Literature, Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism Books>Fiction and Literature, Stanford University Press<

ISBN: 9780804761239

Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. In res… More...

Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. In response to scientific and technological developments, most notably the telegraph, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century electrical imagery reflected the mysterious workings of the physical mind as well as the uncertain, sometimes shocking connections between individuals. Writers such as Whitman, Melville, and Douglass drew on images of electricity and telegraphy to describe literature both as the product of specific economic and social conditions and as a means of transcending the individual determined by such conditions. Aesthetic Materialism moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, challenging readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Trade Books>Hardcover>Literature>Literature>Lit Companions, Stanford University Press Core >2<

ISBN: 9780804761239

Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism provides a fresh understanding of American romanticism by examining the use of electrical imagery, science, and technology by w… More...

Aesthetic Materialism: Electricity and American Romanticism provides a fresh understanding of American romanticism by examining the use of electrical imagery, science, and technology by writers such as Emerson, Fuller, Whitman, and Melville to re-describe literary aesthetics as a transcendent and material practice mediating among socio-economic structures, human physiology and spirituality, and language itself. Literary Criticism Literary Criticism eBook, Stanford University Press<

ISBN: 9780804761239

Hardback, [PU: Stanford University Press], Focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. This work moves between his… More...

Hardback, [PU: Stanford University Press], Focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. This work moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, aiming to challenge readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience., Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900<