The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays by George Santayana Paperback - 1998
by George Santayana; Douglas L. Wilson (Editor); Introduction by Robert Dawidoff
George Santayana probably did more than anyone except Alexis de Tocqueville to shape the critical view of American culture. The great Spanish philosopher and writer coined the phrase "genteel tradition", introducing it to a California audience in 1911. That address appears in this collection of nine essays touching on American idealism and materialism and American endeavor, sacred and profane.
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George Santayana probably did more than anyone except Alexis de Tocqueville to shape the critical view of American culture. The great philosopher and writer coined the phrase "genteel tradition", introducing it during an address to a California audience in 1912. The phrase caught fire, giving a name to the culture of the republic. Santayana's address appears in this collection of influential essays about the country he lived in from 1872 to 1911. Because he remained European in spirit, the Spaniard brought a sharp detachment to his observations. He points out the American split between thought and action, theory and practice, the traditional and the modern, the arts and business, the highbrow and the popular. He also examines the excessive moralism in national life, which baffles Europeans. These nine essays touch on American idealism and materialism and American endeavor, sacred and profane.
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- Title The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays by George Santayana
- Author George Santayana; Douglas L. Wilson (Editor); Introduction by Robert Dawidoff
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 201
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bison, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date 1998-05-01
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780803292512 / 0803292511
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.87 x 5.23 x 0.48 in (19.99 x 13.28 x 1.22 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Library of Congress subjects National characteristics, American, United States - Civilization - 20th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97051357
- Dewey Decimal Code 973
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