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A Novel Twist to Tocqueville: Competing Visions of Democracy in Parrot and Olivier in America

Johnson, Joel

The Review of politics, 2017, Vol.79 (2), p.263-285 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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A Novel Twist to Tocqueville: Competing Visions of Democracy in Parrot and Olivier in America
Autor: Johnson, Joel
Assuntos: 21st century ; Carey, Peter ; Democracy ; Domestics ; Intellectuals ; Liberalism ; Literary criticism ; Political institutions
É parte de: The Review of politics, 2017, Vol.79 (2), p.263-285
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Descrição: Peter Carey's Parrot and Olivier in America is a fictionalized version of Tocqueville's travels through the young United States. Unlike Tocqueville, Olivier de Garmont is accompanied by Parrot Larrit, an English servant who offers a bold egalitarian counterpoint to Olivier's aristocratic liberalism. This article compares Carey's work with Tocqueville's on the consequences of democracy for political institutions, education, and art; discusses Carey's technique of using alternating narration between Olivier and Parrot to capture the complexities of American democracy; and concludes with thoughts about being a friendly critic of democracy in the twenty-first century. Although Parrot and Olivier is no substitute for Democracy in America, it addresses Tocqueville's concerns in a creative and subtle manner, prompting reflection on whether—to use Olivier's terms—democracy has “ripened well.”
Editor: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
Idioma: Inglês

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