Essays on Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead

I really enjoyed Essays on Ayn Rand's We the Living and Essays on Ayn Rand's Anthem both edited by Robert Mayhew and I must say that I'm really looking forward to getting hold of a copy of Essays on Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead to be published by Lexingtoon Books (apparantly available from December 28, 2006).

Excerpt from Lexington Books:

Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is still remembered and enjoyed today as the philosopher's first best-selling novel and venture into romantic writing. In this unique study of The Fountainhead, Dr. Robert Mayhew brings together historical, literary, and philosophical essays that analyze the novel's style, its use of humor, and its virtues of productivity, independence, and integrity. The essays make extensive use of previously unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives, offering a new collection of material to explore and consider. This book leads through the creation, publication, and reception of the 1947 novel that made Rand famous. Mayhew's collection of essays offers an insightful and critical perspective on the much regarded novel, and is a necessary read for anyone interested in Ayn Rand and great American literature.

List of Contributors
B. John Bayer, Michael S. Berliner, Andrew Bernstein, Tore Boeckmann, Jeff Britting, Onkar Ghate, Robert Mayhew, Shoshana Milgram, Amy Peikoff, Richard Ralston, Dina Schein, Tara Smith

About the Author
Robert Mayhew is Professor of Philosophy at Seton Hall University.

Table of Contents for Essays on Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead The History of The Fountainhead

The Composition of Ayn Rand's First Projection of the Ideal Man: From the Notebook to the Novel
Shoshana Milgram

Howard Roark and Frank Lloyd Wright
Michael S. Berliner

Publishing The Fountainhead
Richard Ralston

The Fountainhead Reviews
Michael S. Berliner

Adapting The Fountainhead to Film
Jeff Britting


The Fountainhead as Literature and as Philosophy

The Fountainhead as Romantic Novel
Tore Boeckmann

What Might Be and Ought to Be: Aristotle's Poetics and The Fountainhead
Tore Boeckmann

Three Inspirations for the Ideal Man: Cyrus Paltons, Enjolras, and Cyrano de Bergerac
Shoshana Milgram