Natural rights and the American imagination : political philosophy in novel form

Discusses Ways In Which Works By James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, And William Faulkner Explore The Central Issue Of Political Philosophy. 1. The State Of Nature In Classic American Fiction -- 2. Natty And Natural Right -- 3. Cooper's Political Rhetoric -- 4. Hawthorne's Politics Of Passion -- 5. Melville's Meditations -- 6. Twain's Comic Critique -- 7. Hemingway On Being In Our Time -- 8. Faulkner On Nature And History -- 9. Natural Right : An American Fiction? Catherine H. Zuckert. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 251-264) '...a remarkable book....Zuckert shows, subtly and persuasively, how the themes of American literature resonate with those of modern thought...Zuckert brings us to the point where philosophy and politics intersect. Few projects have such depth.'-AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Named Outstanding Book in Philosophy and Religion for 1990 by the Association of American Publishers R.