Editor’s note: This is the second in a series called “The Life of the Mind in America.”Perry Miller did not live to complete “The Life of the Mind in America.” Among the unwritten parts of his book was the introduction. From his manuscript notes, we know that he planned a grand opening, for he entitled the introduction: “The American Sublime.” He never wrote the introduction, but he left some clues about what he intended sufficient to reconstruct his meaning. To begin with, “Sublime” is a term used to judge … (read more)
