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OverviewOriginally published in 1999. James Turner's biography offers the first modern account of Norton's life and its significance, following him from his perilous travels across India as a young merchant to his role as his country's preeminent cultural critic. Turner shows how Norton developed the key ideas that still underlie the humanities—historicism and culture—and how his influence endures in America's colleges and universities because of institutions he developed and models he devised. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James C. Turner (Director, University of Notre Dame)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.699kg ISBN: 9781421435961ISBN 10: 1421435969 Pages: 546 Publication Date: 19 May 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"Preface Acknowledgements Prologue. The New England Clerisy Chapter 1. Shady Hill, 1786-1842 Chapter 2. Cambridge and Boston, 1842-1851 Chapter 3. The World, 1849-1851 Chapter 4. A Merchant in the Unmaking, 1851-1855 Chapter 5. Adrift, 1855-1857 Chapter 6. A Literary Invalid, 1857-1861 Chapter 7. Toward ""A Science of Ideal Politics,"" 1861-1865 Chapter 8. The North American, the Nation, and the Nation, 1865-1868 Chapter 9. Europe and Erudition, 1868-1872 Interlude Chapter 10. Beginning Again Chapter 11. Fresh Foundations of Learning, 1878-1882 Chapter 12. Olympus Ascended, 1882-1886 Chapter 13. Years that Bring the Philologic Mind, 1886-1891 Chapter 14. To Make Democracy Safe for the World, 1891-1895 Chapter 15. The Invention of Western Civilization, 1895-1898 Chapter 16. Shady Hill Again, 1898-1908 Illustrations Notes Sources Cited The Published Writings of Charles Eliot Norton Index"ReviewsAn elegantly written, highly detailed biography of the life, times, and scholarly contributions of Charles Eliot Norton. --Edward E. Gordon History of Education Quarterly His book is a distinguished monument to its hero, and this monument may be more of a masterpiece than the original. --Frederic Cople Jaher American Historical Review This important work offers the prospect of restoring Norton to his rightful position in American intellectual history. --Choice By far the fullest account of Norton's life that we are likely to get for a long time to come. It is remarkable that Norton is so little known today, given such eminence. We can be all the more grateful, then, for James Turner's conscientious biography, which reminds us of Norton's many accomplishments and of the varied kind of life one person could lead during the 19th century. --Rochelle Gurstein Wall Street Journal James Turner presents a comprehensive, authoritative account of a nearly forgotten figure who almost single-handedly invented Western Civilization as an organizing principle for liberal arts education in the United States. Turner's study raises broader intellectual questions that fall beyond the proper score of a biographical study. Turner tells Norton's stories very much like the man himself would have. --Christopher Shannon Weekly Standard James Turner's superb biography recovers the ubiquitous, orchestrating presence of Norton that irked William James and re-establishes the magnitude of his achievement. Turner's work deserves a wide readership. --Thomas J. Brown New England Quarterly James Turner has provided, in The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton, not only an excellent biography, but one of the best studies of the American mind in the nineteenth century. --Michael O'Brien Times Literary Supplement James Turner offers us a superbly crafted and absorbing biography of a seminal figure in nineteenth-century American culture. In this impressive book, Turner dusts off what might seem a stuffy subject to reveal a cultural adventure. --Anne C. Rose Journal of American History James Turner offers us a superbly crafted and absorbing biography of a seminal figure in nineteenth-century American culture. In this impressive book, Turner dusts off what might seem a stuffy subject to reveal a cultural adventure. -Anne C. Rose, Journal of American History His book is a distinguished monument to its hero, and this monument may be more of a masterpiece than the original. -Frederic Cople Jaher, American Historical Review James Turner has provided, in The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton, not only an excellent biography, but one of the best studies of the American mind in the nineteenth century. -Michael O'Brien, Times Literary Supplement James Turner's superb biography recovers the ubiquitous, orchestrating presence of Norton that irked William James and re-establishes the magnitude of his achievement. Turner's work deserves a wide readership. -Thomas J. Brown, New England Quarterly James Turner presents a comprehensive, authoritative account of a nearly forgotten figure who almost single-handedly invented Western Civilization as an organizing principle for liberal arts education in the United States. Turner's study raises broader intellectual questions that fall beyond the proper score of a biographical study. Turner tells Norton's stories very much like the man himself would have. -Christopher Shannon, Weekly Standard By far the fullest account of Norton's life that we are likely to get for a long time to come. It is remarkable that Norton is so little known today, given such eminence. We can be all the more grateful, then, for James Turner's conscientious biography, which reminds us of Norton's many accomplishments and of the varied kind of life one person could lead during the 19th century. -Rochelle Gurstein, Wall Street Journal An elegantly written, highly detailed biography of the life, times, and scholarly contributions of Charles Eliot Norton. -Edward E. Gordon, History of Education Quarterly This important work offers the prospect of restoring Norton to his rightful position in American intellectual history. James Turner offers us a superbly crafted and absorbing biography of a seminal figure in nineteenth-century American culture. In this impressive book, Turner dusts off what might seem a stuffy subject to reveal a cultural adventure. -- Anne C. Rose * Journal of American History * His book is a distinguished monument to its hero, and this monument may be more of a masterpiece than the original. -- Frederic Cople Jaher * American Historical Review * James Turner has provided, in The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton, not only an excellent biography, but one of the best studies of the American mind in the nineteenth century. -- Michael O'Brien * Times Literary Supplement * James Turner's superb biography recovers the ubiquitous, orchestrating presence of Norton that irked William James and re-establishes the magnitude of his achievement. Turner's work deserves a wide readership. -- Thomas J. Brown * New England Quarterly * James Turner presents a comprehensive, authoritative account of a nearly forgotten figure who almost single-handedly invented Western Civilization as an organizing principle for liberal arts education in the United States. Turner's study raises broader intellectual questions that fall beyond the proper score of a biographical study. Turner tells Norton's stories very much like the man himself would have. -- Christopher Shannon * Weekly Standard * By far the fullest account of Norton's life that we are likely to get for a long time to come. It is remarkable that Norton is so little known today, given such eminence. We can be all the more grateful, then, for James Turner's conscientious biography, which reminds us of Norton's many accomplishments and of the varied kind of life one person could lead during the 19th century. -- Rochelle Gurstein * Wall Street Journal * An elegantly written, highly detailed biography of the life, times, and scholarly contributions of Charles Eliot Norton. -- Edward E. Gordon * History of Education Quarterly * This important work offers the prospect of restoring Norton to his rightful position in American intellectual history. * Choice * This important work offers the prospect of restoring Norton to his rightful position in American intellectual history. --Choice An elegantly written, highly detailed biography of the life, times, and scholarly contributions of Charles Eliot Norton. --Edward E. Gordon History of Education Quarterly By far the fullest account of Norton's life that we are likely to get for a long time to come. It is remarkable that Norton is so little known today, given such eminence. We can be all the more grateful, then, for James Turner's conscientious biography, which reminds us of Norton's many accomplishments and of the varied kind of life one person could lead during the 19th century. --Rochelle Gurstein Wall Street Journal James Turner presents a comprehensive, authoritative account of a nearly forgotten figure who almost single-handedly invented Western Civilization as an organizing principle for liberal arts education in the United States. Turner's study raises broader intellectual questions that fall beyond the proper score of a biographical study. Turner tells Norton's stories very much like the man himself would have. --Christopher Shannon Weekly Standard James Turner's superb biography recovers the ubiquitous, orchestrating presence of Norton that irked William James and re-establishes the magnitude of his achievement. Turner's work deserves a wide readership. --Thomas J. Brown New England Quarterly James Turner has provided, in The Liberal Education of Charles Eliot Norton, not only an excellent biography, but one of the best studies of the American mind in the nineteenth century. --Michael O'Brien Times Literary Supplement His book is a distinguished monument to its hero, and this monument may be more of a masterpiece than the original. --Frederic Cople Jaher American Historical Review James Turner offers us a superbly crafted and absorbing biography of a seminal figure in nineteenth-century American culture. In this impressive book, Turner dusts off what might seem a stuffy subject to reveal a cultural adventure. --Anne C. Rose Journal of American History Author InformationJames Turner is the Cavanaugh Professor of Humanities at the University of Notre Dame and the director of the Erasmus Institute. His books include Without God, Without Creed and Reckoning with the Beast also available from Johns Hopkins. 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