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The Romantic Manifesto

A Philosophy of Literature

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The Romantic Manifesto

By: Ayn Rand
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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 In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, Rand demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let conventional ideas define her sense of the truth.

Rand eloquently asserts that one cannot create art without infusing it with one's own value judgments and personal philosophy - even an attempt to withhold moral overtones only results in a deterministic or naturalistic message. Because the moral influence of art is inescapable, she argues, art should always strive to elevate the human spirit.

The Romantic Manifesto takes its place beside The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged as one of the most important achievements of our time.

©1971 The Objectivist, Inc. (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Art Literary History & Criticism Philosophy Social Sciences Morality
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I have recently become fascinated with Ayn Rand, her literature and her philosophy. If you have any interest in writing and thinking, this will not disappoint.

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