After Franklin: The Emergence of Autobiography in Post-revolutionary America 1780-1830University of New Hampshire ; published by University Press of New England, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 241 pages An analysis of the foundations of autobiography in America. |
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... social vision : " This social mission was so burdensome , however , that it weighed down their poetry with meanings and purposes , duties and moral obligations .... The artistry drowned in the social and politi- cal messages [ the ...
... social vision : " This social mission was so burdensome , however , that it weighed down their poetry with meanings and purposes , duties and moral obligations .... The artistry drowned in the social and politi- cal messages [ the ...
Page 98
... social docu- ment in 1779 . For the British , of course , honor is class - based ; many British officers cannot see Allen as honorable , because he is not of noble birth or supe- rior social position ( see Mason ) . Allen knows this ...
... social docu- ment in 1779 . For the British , of course , honor is class - based ; many British officers cannot see Allen as honorable , because he is not of noble birth or supe- rior social position ( see Mason ) . Allen knows this ...
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... social clubs for personal and social improvement ; as philosophers , both moved from their parents ' Protestantism to a deeply held deism ; and as scientists , both tinkered with gadgets and played with numbers . They were remarkably ...
... social clubs for personal and social improvement ; as philosophers , both moved from their parents ' Protestantism to a deeply held deism ; and as scientists , both tinkered with gadgets and played with numbers . They were remarkably ...
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