Culture Club: The Curious History of the Boston Athenaeum
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Founded in 1807, the successor to a literary club called the Anthology Society, the Boston Athenaeum occupies an important place in the early history of American intellectual life. At first a repository for books, to which works of art were later added, the Athenaeum attracted over time a following that included such literary luminaries as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry James. Yet from the outset, Katherine Wolff shows, the Boston Athenaeum was more...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558497145
ISBN13:9781558497146
Release Date:September 2009
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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