Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xiii
4. INTRODUCTION: DEMOCRACY AND CULTURE 1
5. PART ONE YEARS OF GROWTH AND CHANGE 1827-1873
6. I NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE 7
7. II FROM BUSINESS TO SCHOLARSHIP 30
8. III THE JOURNALIST AND CIVIL WAR OPTIMISM 67
9. IV EUROPEAN INTERLUDE: DISILLUSIONMENT 103
10. PART TWO MATURITY 1874-1908
11. V TEACHER OF THE FINE ARTS AT HARVARD 119
12. VI THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR IN THE "GILDED AGE" 142
13. VII THE INTELLECTUAL AS CITIZEN 185
14. VIII RETIREMENT 217
15. Conclusion: NORTON'S REPUTATION IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 225
16. APPENDIX NORTON'S POETRY 237
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 243
18. NOTES 259
19. INDEX 277