9781331595441 - Brook Farm: Its Members, Scholars, and Visitors (Classic Reprint) di Swift, Lindsay (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. As a hub of the New England Transcendentalist movement, Brook Farm operated as a utopian community that endeavored to realize a harmonious social environment, with a particular emphasis on intellectual pursuits. This book considers the community's inception and the factors that influenced this experiment in communal living. Among the many luminaries who resided or visited Brook Farm were George Ripley and Sophia Willard Ripley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller, and Orestes Augustus Brownson. The author provides insight into each of these figures and their contributions to Brook Farm. The volume also explores the ideas of German philosophers and social reformers, particularly those of Hegel and Fourier, whose influence on the intellectual climate of Brook Farm was profound. Ultimately, this book shines a light not only on this particular experiment in utopian living but also on the Transcendentalist movement as a whole. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.