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The American scholar reader / edited by Hiram Haydn and Betsy Saunders.

Haydn, Hiram Collins, 1907-1973 (Editor).

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  • Physical Description: xix, 521 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum, 1960.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
A note on the history of The American scholar / Betsy Saunders -- In praise of diversity / Phyllis McGinley -- Economists and the world crisis / Elmer Davis -- Teaching and the spirit of research / John Livingston Lowes -- The humanity of mathematics / Cassius J. Keyser -- The Germans : unhappy philosophers in politics / Reinhold Niebuhr -- Private property or capitalism / Herbert Agar -- Catholics and other people / George N. Shuster -- On the importance of being unprincipled / John Herman Randall, Jr. -- The century of the child / George Boas -- The challenge of our times / Harold J. Laski -- Impression of Ireland / Irwin Edman -- Music for the man who enjoys Hamlet / B.H. Haggin -- The problem of the liberal arts college / John Dewey -- Vertical and horizontal thinking / Paul Tillich -- Neilson of Smith / Marjorie Hope Nicolson -- Ritual and reality / Leo Stein -- The Devil is dead, and what a loss! / Gerald W. Johnson -- The New Criticism and the democratic tradition / Robert Gorham Davis -- The best of two worlds / Joseph Wood Krutch -- Expressionism and Cubism / Edgar Levy -- Snobs, slobs and the English language / Donald J. Lloyd -- The retort circumstantial / Jacques Barzun -- Freud, religion and science / David Riesman -- Liberal education and a liberal nation / Arthur E. Bestor, Jr. -- Life and the world it lives in / Paul B. Sears -- Ghristian Gauss / Hiram Haydn -- Christian Gauss as a teacher of literature / Edmund Wilson -- Cézanne today / Maurice Sterne -- Thomas Wolfe in Berlin / H.M. Ledig-Rowohlt -- The turn of the tide / H.M. Tomlinson -- Three American philosophers / George Santayana -- America and art / Louis Kronenberger -- Alaskan summer / F. Fraser Darling -- A glimpse of incomprehensibles / George W. Corner -- Irwin Edman / Hiram Haydn -- The pseudo-conservative revolt / Richard Hofstadter -- Psychoanalysis and morality / Norman Kelman -- Jehovah's Witnesses as a proletarian movement / Werner Cohn -- The possibilities of heroism / David Daiches -- The present human condition / Erich Fromm -- This literary generation / Robert Langbaum -- The flowering of latter-day man / Max Lerner -- The judgment of the birds / Loren C. Eiseley -- Our documentary culture / Margaret Mead -- The meaning of Bandung / Saunders Redding -- Joseph and his brothers / Mark Van Doren -- Machiavelli's Prince / Garrett Mattingly -- Equality : America's deferred committment / C. Vann Woodward -- Thornton Wilder / Edmund Fuller -- The limits of analysis / A. Alvarez -- Reflections on mass culture / Ernest van den Haag -- John Dewey's legacy / Charles Frankel.

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24514. ‡aThe American scholar reader / ‡cedited by Hiram Haydn and Betsy Saunders.
250 . ‡a1st ed.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bAtheneum, ‡c1960.
300 . ‡axix, 521 p. ; ‡c25 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references.
50500. ‡tA note on the history of The American scholar / ‡rBetsy Saunders -- ‡tIn praise of diversity / ‡rPhyllis McGinley -- ‡tEconomists and the world crisis / ‡rElmer Davis -- ‡tTeaching and the spirit of research / ‡rJohn Livingston Lowes -- ‡tThe humanity of mathematics / ‡rCassius J. Keyser -- ‡tThe Germans : unhappy philosophers in politics / ‡rReinhold Niebuhr -- ‡tPrivate property or capitalism / ‡rHerbert Agar -- ‡tCatholics and other people / ‡rGeorge N. Shuster -- ‡tOn the importance of being unprincipled / ‡rJohn Herman Randall, Jr. -- ‡tThe century of the child / ‡rGeorge Boas -- ‡tThe challenge of our times / ‡rHarold J. Laski -- ‡tImpression of Ireland / ‡rIrwin Edman -- ‡tMusic for the man who enjoys Hamlet / ‡rB.H. Haggin -- ‡tThe problem of the liberal arts college / ‡rJohn Dewey -- ‡tVertical and horizontal thinking / ‡rPaul Tillich -- ‡tNeilson of Smith / ‡rMarjorie Hope Nicolson -- ‡tRitual and reality / ‡rLeo Stein -- ‡tThe Devil is dead, and what a loss! / ‡rGerald W. Johnson -- ‡tThe New Criticism and the democratic tradition / ‡rRobert Gorham Davis -- ‡tThe best of two worlds / ‡rJoseph Wood Krutch -- ‡tExpressionism and Cubism / ‡rEdgar Levy -- ‡tSnobs, slobs and the English language / ‡rDonald J. Lloyd -- ‡tThe retort circumstantial / ‡rJacques Barzun -- ‡tFreud, religion and science / ‡rDavid Riesman -- ‡tLiberal education and a liberal nation / ‡rArthur E. Bestor, Jr. -- ‡tLife and the world it lives in / ‡rPaul B. Sears -- ‡tGhristian Gauss / ‡rHiram Haydn -- ‡tChristian Gauss as a teacher of literature / ‡rEdmund Wilson -- ‡tCézanne today / ‡rMaurice Sterne -- ‡tThomas Wolfe in Berlin / ‡rH.M. Ledig-Rowohlt -- ‡tThe turn of the tide / ‡rH.M. Tomlinson -- ‡tThree American philosophers / ‡rGeorge Santayana -- ‡tAmerica and art / ‡rLouis Kronenberger -- ‡tAlaskan summer / ‡rF. Fraser Darling -- ‡tA glimpse of incomprehensibles / ‡rGeorge W. Corner -- ‡tIrwin Edman / ‡rHiram Haydn -- ‡tThe pseudo-conservative revolt / ‡rRichard Hofstadter -- ‡tPsychoanalysis and morality / ‡rNorman Kelman -- ‡tJehovah's Witnesses as a proletarian movement / ‡rWerner Cohn -- ‡tThe possibilities of heroism / ‡rDavid Daiches -- ‡tThe present human condition / ‡rErich Fromm -- ‡tThis literary generation / ‡rRobert Langbaum -- ‡tThe flowering of latter-day man / ‡rMax Lerner -- ‡tThe judgment of the birds / ‡rLoren C. Eiseley -- ‡tOur documentary culture / ‡rMargaret Mead -- ‡tThe meaning of Bandung / ‡rSaunders Redding -- ‡tJoseph and his brothers / ‡rMark Van Doren -- ‡tMachiavelli's Prince / ‡rGarrett Mattingly -- ‡tEquality : America's deferred committment / ‡rC. Vann Woodward -- ‡tThornton Wilder / ‡rEdmund Fuller -- ‡tThe limits of analysis / ‡rA. Alvarez -- ‡tReflections on mass culture / ‡rErnest van den Haag -- ‡tJohn Dewey's legacy / ‡rCharles Frankel.
650 0. ‡aAmerican essays ‡y20th century.
7001 . ‡aHaydn, Hiram Collins, ‡d1907-1973, ‡4edt.
901 . ‡aAUTOGENERATED-35912 ‡bSystem Local ‡c46722171 ‡tbiblio

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