Essays on Ayn Rand's We the Living

Michael S. Berliner

ISBN 10: 0739106988 / ISBN 13: 9780739106983

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2004

About this Item

Ayn Rand remains a truly significant figure of modern philosophy. Her unique vision of a world in which man, relying on reason, acts wholly for his own good is skillfully developed and illustrated in her most famous novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. But Rand's first novel, We the Living, a lesser-known but no less important book, offers an early form of the author's nascent philosophy-the philosophy Rand later called Objectivism.Robert Mayhew's collection of entirely new essays brings together pre-eminent scholars of Rand's writing. In part a history of We the Living, from its earliest drafts to the Italian film later based upon it, Mayhew's collection goes on to explore the enduring significance of Rand's first novel as a work both of philosophy and of literature. For Ayn Rand scholars and fans alike, this collection is a compelling examination of a novel that set the tone for some of the most influential philosophical literature to follow.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essays on Ayn Rand's We the Living
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739106988
• ISBN 13: 9780739106983
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 553 grams

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Synopsis

Ayn Rand's first novel, We the Living, offers an early form of the author's nascent philosophythe philosophy Rand later called Objectivism. Robert Mayhew's collection of entirely new essays brings together preeminent scholars of Rand's writing. In part a history of We the Living, from its earliest drafts to the Italian film later based upon it, Mayhew's collection goes on to explore the enduring significance of Rand's first novel as a work both of philosophy and of literature.

About the Author

Robert Mayhew is associate professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University. He is the author of several books and the editor of The Art of Nonfiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers, by Ayn Rand (2001).