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Benjamin Franklin : a collection of critical essays / edited by Brian M. Barbour.

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, ©1979.

viii, 179 pages ; 21 cm.

A collection of critical essays examining how Franklin's writings have influenced American attitudes.

Twentieth century views

A Spectrum book

Twentieth century views.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Writing skill.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Autobiography.

Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- History and criticism.

Literary style.

Autobiography.

American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism.

American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism.

Barbour, Brian M., 1943- editor, writer of introduction.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-179).

Introduction : Franklin, Lawrence, and tradition / Brian M. Barbour -- Franklin's character / Carl L. Becker -- The spirit of capitalism / Max Weber -- Franklin and the divided heritage of puritanism / Perry Miller -- Franklin and Emerson / Brian M. Barbour -- The printer as a man of letters : Franklin and the symbolism of the third realm / Lewis P. Simpson -- Benjamin Franklin : the making of an American character / John William Ward -- Benjamin Franklin / D.H. Lawrence -- The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin : the Puritan experimenter in life and art / David Levin -- Franklin and spiritual autobiography / Daniel B. Shea -- Franklin and the shaping of American ideology / Michael T. Gilmore -- The dogood letters / Kenneth S. Lynn -- The almanac / Bruce Granger -- The public writings and the bagatelles / J.A. Leo Lemay -- Franklin's legacy to the gilded age / Louis B. Wright.

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