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UNINA9910960231203321 |
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Autore |
Watts Edward <1964-> |
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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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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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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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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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"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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UNINA9910965452903321 |
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Krysl Marilyn <1942-> |
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Dinner with Osama / / Marilyn Krysl |
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Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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The Richard Sullivan prize in short fiction |
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Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Dinner with Osama -- Are we dwelling deep yet? -- Cherry Garcia, pistachio cream -- Belly -- Heraclitus, help me -- Air, a romance -- Mitosis -- Welcome to the torture center, love. |
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In this short story collection, Marilyn Krysl gets us to empathize with characters who are simply too unhappy or idealistic to be much fun. |
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