Anthem
by Rand, Ayn (Author); Peikoff, Leonard (Editor/introduction)Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-12-01
Publisher(s): Plume
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Summary
The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year. Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the greatWe??a world that deprives individuals of name, independence, and values?anticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Author Biography
Ayn Rand is the author of Atlas Shrugged, philosophically the most challenging bestseller of its time. Her first novel, We the Living, was published in 1936, followed by Anthem. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success. Rand's unique philosophy, Objectivism, has gained a worldwide audience. The fundamentals of her philosophy are set forth in such books as Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, The Virtue of Selfishness, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, and The Romantic Manifesto. Ayn Rand died in 1982.
Table of Contents
| Context | p. 1 |
| Plot Overview | p. 5 |
| Character List | p. 7 |
| Analysis of Major Characters | p. 9 |
| Equality 7-2521 | p. 9 |
| The Golden one | p. 10 |
| Themes, Motifs & Symbols | p. 13 |
| The Primacy of the Individual | p. 13 |
| The Value of Martyrdom | p. 14 |
| The Impotence of the Collective | p. 14 |
| Original Creation as a Component of Identity | p. 14 |
| Fear | p. 15 |
| Naming | p. 15 |
| Shapelessness | p. 16 |
| Light | p. 16 |
| The Forest | p. 17 |
| Manuscripts | p. 17 |
| Summary & Analysis | p. 19 |
| Introduction & Author's Preface | p. 19 |
| Chapter I | p. 21 |
| Chapter II | p. 25 |
| Chapters III-IV | p. 28 |
| Chapters V-VI | p. 30 |
| Chapter VII | p. 34 |
| Chapter VIII | p. 37 |
| Chapter IX | p. 39 |
| Chapters X-XI | p. 42 |
| Chapter XII | p. 46 |
| Important Quotations Explained | p. 49 |
| Key Facts | p. 55 |
| Study Questions & Essay Topics | p. 59 |
| Review & Resources | p. 63 |
| Quiz | p. 63 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 69 |
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