James Fenimore Cooper (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Askwith, E. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440086877 ISBN 13 : 9781440086878

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the journeys, friendships, and influences behind an American novelist.

This biography follows Fenimore Cooper through Europe and back, revealing how travel shaped his writing and public image. The book highlights his sharp observations, defense of American freedom, and the support he drew from a network of artists and thinkers. What you’ll get in this edition

The narrative threads Cooper’s life from his early years to his later years, showing how his time abroad shaped both his books and his reputation at home. It weaves together his travels, notable meetings, and the cultural circles that surrounded him, including friendships with writers, painters, and patrons.

Readers will see how his experiences abroad and in Cooperstown fed his patriotism and literary voice, and how his views on America were received by peers in different lands.

• Vivid scenes of Cooper in London, Rotterdam, and Paris, and how those places influenced his worldview.
• Descriptions of key encounters with writers and artists, from Rogers and Lord Holland to Coleridge and Joanna Baillie.
• Insight into how public perception of Cooper shifted between praise and critique, at home and abroad.
• Context for his enduring legacy as a figure in American literary history.

Ideal for readers of Cooper, fans of 19th-century literature, and anyone curious about how a single life can shape a nation'simagined literary landscape.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

James Fenimore Cooper, the creator of American romance, is to have all material au thentic. The pictures of men, women, places and things are, as nearly as possible, of Cooper sassociation with them to reproduce a background of his time and to make the man not the author its central foreground figure. From everv available source since the earliest mention of the authors name, both in print and out, material for these pages has been collected. In this wide gleaning in the field of letters a rich harvest from able and brilliant pens the gleaner hereby expresses grateful appreciation of these transplanted values. Much, precious in worth and attractive in interest, comes into these pages from the generous and good among the relatives, friends, and admirers of Fenimore Cooper.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440086877
• ISBN 13: 9781440086878
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 392
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