Republican Pleasures: Emerson's 'Circles,' Oratory, and the Log Cabin Campaign.

Argues that an examination of the dynamics of public speech provides a useful framework for brokering the vexed issue of Ralph Waldo Emerson's sympathies for social reform and individualism. Connection between Emerson's essay and the oratory of the Log Cabin campaign; Problem with civic recuperatio...

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Published in:ATQ Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 257 - 276
Main Author: Ganter, Granville
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of Rhode Island Dec2002
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