Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is still remembered and enjoyed today as the philosopher's first best-selling novel. 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 The essays make extensive use of previously unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives, offering a new collection of material to explore and consider. This book leads through the creation, publication, and reception of the 1943 novel that made Rand famous. Mayhew's collection of essays offers an insightful and critical perspective on the much regarded novel, and is a necessary read for anyone interested in Ayn Rand and great American literature.
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Not only is Dr. Mayhew's book the first compilation of scholarly essays on Ayn Rand's classic novel The Fountainhead, it also contains some brilliant work and insights of many of the top Ayn Rand scholars working today. I'm very excited to see that The Fountainhead-one of the greatest and most popular novels of the 20th century-is now receiving the kind of scholarly attention that it clearly deserves. (Yaron Brook )
Whether you are interested in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead as a cultural phenomenon, a literary creation or a philosophical manifesto, this collection of essays illuminates it with insights, large and small, on every page. It has given me a deeper appreciation for every aspect of this great novel and for its author. (Lennox, James G. )
Whether you are interested in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead as a cultural phenomenon, a literary creation or a philosophical manifesto, this collection of essays illuminates it with insights, large and small, on every page. It has given me a deeper appreciation for every aspect of this great novel and for its author. (Lennox, James G. )
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Robert Mayhew is professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University.
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INSIGHT INTO THE GREAT CLASSIC!,
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Most people don't read literary criticism for pleasure. With good reason: most of it's pretentious, muddle-headed, even corrupt, spouting the poisonous dogma that your mind can't see facts, all it sees is warped by "class, race, and gender." (Then how can they claim that as fact?)This book is a glowing exception. It's a clear, straightforward, helpful, and fascinating look at Ayn Rand's immortal classic, written by noted scholars. Here are partial contents: "The Fountainhead" from Notebook to Novel: The Composition of Ayn Rand's First Ideal Man, by Shoshana Milgram Howard Roark and Frank Lloyd Wright, by Michael Berliner Adapting "The Fountainhead" to Film, by Jeff Britting "The Fountainhead" as a Romantic Novel, by Tore Boeckmann What Might Be and Ought to Be: Aristotle's "Poetics" and "The Fountainhead," by Tore Boeckmann Three Inspirations for the Ideal Man: Cyrus Paltons, Enjolras, and Cyrano de Bergerac, by Shoshana Milgram Unborrowed Vision: Independence and Egoism in "The Fountainhead," by Tara Smith Rorak's Integrity, by Dina Schein A Moral Dynamiting, by Amy Peikoff Highly recommended! Don't miss it!
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Penetrating analysis and interesting tidbits,
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Robert Mayhew's collection of essays is a fine addition to the growing literature on the fiction of Ayn Rand, next to his previous Essays on Anthem and Essays on We the Living (and the upcoming Essays on Atlas Shrugged). I've read most of the essays in this volume and can particularly recommend Onkar Ghate's, which I think really captures the essence and meaning of the novel. Ghate discusses the novel from the perspective of the conflict between the creators and the second handers and makes many excellent points. Highly recommended.
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This book is a must read after you finish The Fountainhead. I still reference this book. the insights are invaluable.
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