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Book SynopsisDiscussing the cultural intentions of the first thoroughly commercial republic, the US, this study measures the benefits and deficits of commercial republicanism and states that it is the enemy of culture. It includes the work of writers such as Emerson, Carlyle, Ruskin, Dewey and Pound.
Trade ReviewWritten with a verve familiar to his readers over the years, Morrisey's scintillating study combines the diverse talents of subtle insight into classic American literary texts with a comprehensive understanding of the political community which shaped them. -- Ken Masugi, Visiting Professor of Political Science, US Air Force Academy
Few authors know how to combine political theory and literary criticism as perceptively as Will Morrisey. His book is trenchant, witty, and blissfully free of the jargon of either discipline...Morrisey is a commercial republican through and through. His Franklinesque equanimity charms, and his literary judgements supply proof—if proof is needed—that there are yankees who are also men of good taste. -- Diana Schaub, Loyola College
Few authors know how to combine political theory and literary criticism as perceptively as Will Morrisey. His book is trenchant, witty, and blissfully free of the jargon of either discipline...Morrisey is a commercial republican through and through. His Franklinesque equanimity charms, and his literary judgements supply proof—if proof is needed—that there are yankees who are also men of good taste. -- Diana Schaub, Loyola College
Written with a verve familiar to his readers over the years, Morrisey's scintillating study combines the diverse talents of subtle insight into classic American literary texts with a comprehensive understanding of the political community which shaped them. -- Ken Masugi, Visiting Professor of Political Science, US Air Force Academy
