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Essays on Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead

Essays on Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead

Essays on Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead

Robert Mayhew

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2006
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780739115787
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In this unique study of The Fountainhead, Dr. Robert Mayhew brings together historical, literary, and philosophical essays that analyze the novel’s style, its use of humor, and its virtues of productivity, independence, and integrity. The essays make extensive use of previously unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives, offering a new collection of material to explore and consider.

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