Educating New England : the Pedagogical Experiments of the American Transcendentalists.

Schmid, Franziska.

Educating New England : the Pedagogical Experiments of the American Transcendentalists. - Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (249 pages) - American Studies - A Monograph Series ; v. 291 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Notes on the Texts; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Call for "Uncommon Schools": Transcendentalist Educational Reform; 3 Amos Bronson Alcott's "Theatre of Action": Education at the Temple School; 4 "Intercommunion of Minds": Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Margaret Fuller, and the Culture of Conversation; 5 An "Embryo University": Brook Farm and Fruitlands as a Social Experiment in Education; 6 Conclusion: The Limits of Education; 7 Bibliography; Backcover



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Transcendentalism.


Electronic Books.

B905 / .E383 2018