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Essays on Ayn Rand's Atlas shrugged

Robert Mayhew (Editor)
This is the first scholarly study of Atlas Shrugged, covering in detail the historical, literary, and philosophical aspects of Ayn Rand's magnum opus. Topics explored in depth include the history behind the novel's creation, publication, and reception; its nature as a romantic novel; and its presentation of a radical new philosophy.
Print Book, English, ©2009
Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, ©2009
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xv, 516 pages ; 24 cm
9780739127797, 9780739127803, 9780739136362, 0739127799, 0739127802, 0739136364
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The part and chapter headings of Atlas shrugged / Onkar Ghate
Who was John Galt? : the creation of Ayn Rand's ultimate ideal man / Shoshana Milgram
The spirit of Francisco D'Anconia : the development of his characterization / Shoshana Milgram
A note on Francisco's ancestry / Tore Boeckmann
Working for Ayn Rand : selections from Facets of Ayn Rand / Mary Ann Sures
Publishing Atlas shrugged / Richard E. Ralston
The Atlas shrugged reviews / Michael S. Berliner
Reply to Whittaker Chambers / Leonard Peikoff
Atlas shrugged and the metaphysics of values / Tore Boeckmann
Atlas shrugged as the culmination of the romantic novel / Andrew Bernstein
A tale of two novels / Harry Binswanger
Adapting Atlas shrugged to film / Jeff Britting
Atlas shrugged on the role of the mind in man's existence / Gregory Salmieri
Ayn Rand's ethics : from The fountainhead to Atlas shrugged / Darryl Wright
No tributes to Caesar : good or evil in Atlas shrugged / Tara Smith
The businessmen's crucial role : material men of the mind / Debi Ghate
The traits of business heroes in Atlas shrugged / Edwin A. Locke
"Humanity's darkest evil" : the lethal destructiveness of non-objective law / Tara Smith
The role of Galt's speech in Atlas shrugged / Onkar Ghate
Galt's speech in five sentences (and forty questions) / Allan Gotthelf
Discovering Atlantis : Atlas shrugged's demonstration of a new moral philosophy / Gregory Salmieri
A note on Dagny's "final choice" / Allan Gotthelf