Conservative aesthetic, the: theodore roosevelt, popular darwinism, and the american literary west
Auteur :
Mexal, Stephen J.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781793632630
Date de publication :
15 avr. 2023
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,1 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
553 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Conservative Aesthetic explores a circle of western writers and artists that rose up around Theodore Roosevelt in the late nineteenth century. It makes the case that their unique alloy of popular Darwinism and western mythmaking represent an aesthetic component of American conservatism that has long been overlooked.