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Autore |
Watts Edward <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Colonizing the Past : Mythmaking and Pre-Columbian Whites in Nineteenth-Century American Writing / / Edward Watts |
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London : , : University of Virginia Press, , 2020 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2020 |
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©2020 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mythology in literature |
Colonies in literature |
White people in literature |
National characteristics, American, in literature |
Imperialism in literature |
American literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
America In literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The Primordial Nation -- Welsh Indians in the Early Republic -- The Lost Tribes and the Found Nation -- The White Mound Builders and the Lessons of Prehistory -- Dwarf Epics and the Ancient Irish -- The Norse Forefathers of the American Empire |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book examines nineteenth-century myths of pre-Colombian whites in the United States, as well as literary satires of those myths by authors such as Washington Irving and Mark Twain"-- |
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