Aesthetics of the Novel by Van Meter Ames

Aesthetics of the Novelby Van Meter AmesUniversity of Chicago PressFirst edition, 1928.SIGNED and inscribed by Ames on the ffep: "To Mr. George H. Mead / with grateful remembrance / Van Meter Ames / 5 May 1928"Condition: Hardcover; no dust jacket, minor general outer wear and light bumping to corners. Interior is unmarked beyond the inscription. Binding is firm.Aesthetics of the Novel was Ames's dissertation for his Ph.D. of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he studied under George Herbert Mead (Ames's father was also a professor there, at the same as John Dewey). Mead is referenced and quoted several times within the book.wiki: "George Herbert Mead (February 27, 1863 – April 26, 1931) was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism and of what has come to be referred to as the Chicago socio