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Something well worth reading and considering. Weaver exemplifies the difference between a trained person and an educated person.
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The Southern Essays of Richard M. Weaver
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Richard M. Weaver (1910–1963), one of the leading figures in the post-World War II development of an intellectual, self-conscious conservatism, believed that Southern values of religion, work ethic, and family could provide a defense against the totalitarian nihilism of fascist and communist statism. George M. Curtis, III, is a Professor of American History at Hanover College. James J. Thompson, Jr., is the author of three books.
288 pages, Paperback
First published April 1,1987
This edition
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288 pages, Paperback
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March 30, 1999 by Liberty Fund
- ISBN
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9780865970588
- ASIN
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0865970580
- Language
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English
About the author
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Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known as an intellectual historian, political philosopher, and a mid-20th century conservative and as an authority on modern rhetoric. Weaver was briefly a socialist during his youth, a lapsed leftist intellectual (conservative by the time he was in graduate school), a teacher of composition, a Platonist philosopher, cultural critic, and a theorist of human nature and society.
Described by biographer Fred Young as a "radical and original thinker", Weaver's books Ideas Have Consequences (1948) and The Ethics of Rhetoric (1953) remain influential among conservative theorists and scholars of the American South. Weaver was also associated with a group of scholars who in the 1940s and 1950s promoted traditionalist conservatism.
Described by biographer Fred Young as a "radical and original thinker", Weaver's books Ideas Have Consequences (1948) and The Ethics of Rhetoric (1953) remain influential among conservative theorists and scholars of the American South. Weaver was also associated with a group of scholars who in the 1940s and 1950s promoted traditionalist conservatism.
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Weaver's essays show deep insight into the South from the founding of our country to present. He compliments other authors while adding his own deep insights. Well worthwhile reading.
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Weaver studied under some of the Agrarians at Vanderbuilt, and this collection of essays represent his neo-Agrarian work. Weaver wrote most of these while he was teaching at Chicago, and they are truly timely, now that we see so many issues in the news regarding state vs. federal authority and the 10th ammendment.
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The quality of language in this series of essays is nothing short of remarkable. Weaver is clearly a master of the written word, which he uses to great purpose in defense of the Southern tradition of the United States.
His old-fashioned defense of the South and the Confederacy’s lost cause is necessarily antiquated. Yet he presents a solid case, especially when arguing on the basis of first principles rather than base politics. The notion that the conservative agrarian’s outlook on life is more noble and natural than his industrialist neighbour need not be in contention with the repugnance of racial segregation - as far as I am concerned.
Weaver’s characterization of the South as the traditional and medieval section in the style of the Old World within the United States was interesting to me - insofar as it can be transposed to other multicultural countries as well. I was reminded of my fellow Malays in Malaysia for example, who like the South, are known for their feudalism, courtesy, martial valor, provincialism, unmoving religiosity, sentimentality, and addiction to politics.
Excellent first read of the new year. Definitely keen to read Weaver’s other works in the future - in sha Allah.
His old-fashioned defense of the South and the Confederacy’s lost cause is necessarily antiquated. Yet he presents a solid case, especially when arguing on the basis of first principles rather than base politics. The notion that the conservative agrarian’s outlook on life is more noble and natural than his industrialist neighbour need not be in contention with the repugnance of racial segregation - as far as I am concerned.
Weaver’s characterization of the South as the traditional and medieval section in the style of the Old World within the United States was interesting to me - insofar as it can be transposed to other multicultural countries as well. I was reminded of my fellow Malays in Malaysia for example, who like the South, are known for their feudalism, courtesy, martial valor, provincialism, unmoving religiosity, sentimentality, and addiction to politics.
Excellent first read of the new year. Definitely keen to read Weaver’s other works in the future - in sha Allah.
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Magnificent as ever. Nobody can beat Weaver for insightful, erudite reflections on the Southern tradition.
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Demonstrates the old South as the last remnant of Christendom, as exemplified in her heroes. Attempts to vindicate the Vanderbilt Agrarians by foiling them against the Industrial World.
Weaver's writing style is utterly magnificent and the opening essays have a poignant and haunting beauty that few can match. That being said, I think the Vanderbilt Agrarians generally failed in what they were trying to do.
Weaver's writing style is utterly magnificent and the opening essays have a poignant and haunting beauty that few can match. That being said, I think the Vanderbilt Agrarians generally failed in what they were trying to do.
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I read this book for the first time in 2009 and I continue to reread the essays on an individual basis. In these short essays Weaver is very insightful in his study of the culture, philosophy, and tradition of the South and applying it to our current struggles against modernity and the like.
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