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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020019803321

Titolo

A companion to American fiction, 1780-1865 / / edited by Shirley Samuels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004

ISBN

9786611312671

9781782684176

1782684174

9781281312679

1281312673

9781405165112

1405165111

9780470999219

0470999217

9780470999202

0470999209

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Collana

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 24

Altri autori (Persone)

SamuelsShirley

Disciplina

813.309

813/.209

Soggetti

American fiction - 19th century - History and criticism

American fiction - 18th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A COMPANION TO AMERICAN FICTION; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I Historical and Cultural Contexts; PART II Forms of Fiction; PART III Authors, Locations, Purposes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

A Companion to American Fiction 1780-1865 presents current critical responses to the broad range of American fiction written from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war. The volume features contributions from over 35 leading international critics and scholars, who offer a cultural and historical context that serves to illuminate the fiction. The Companion covers both less well-known



writers, such as Lydia Maria Child and George Lippard, and canonical authors, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Contributors demonstrate how these