LEADER 03257nam 22007573u 450 001 9910459704303321 005 20210106230421.0 010 $a1-283-03116-7 010 $a9786613031167 010 $a1-61703-093-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000078545 035 $a(EBL)680056 035 $a(OCoLC)712016221 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535601 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12202267 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535601 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10523771 035 $a(PQKB)10362766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000133502 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11144576 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133502 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10046900 035 $a(PQKB)11155494 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC680056 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000078545 100 $a20130418d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCultural Orphans in America$b[electronic resource] 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60473-192-3 327 $aContents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Puritans as Orphans; CHAPTER 2 The Puritans as Aggressors; CHAPTER 3 The Revolution; CHAPTER 4 Tales of Captivity and Adoption; CHAPTER 5 The Rise of the Republic; CHAPTER 6 Sentimental Strategies in ""Orphan Tales""; CHAPTER 7 The Negro as Ultimate Orphan; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aImages of orphanhood have pervaded American fiction since the colonial period. Common in British literature, the orphan figure in American texts serves a unique cultural purpose, representing marginalized racial, ethnic, and religious groups that have been scapegoated by the dominant culture. Among these groups are the Native Americans, the African Americans, immigrants, and Catholics. In keeping with their ideological function, images of orphanhood occur within the context of family metaphors in which children represent those who belong to the family, or the dominant culture, and orphans repr 606 $aAmerican literature -- History and criticism 606 $aLiterature and society -- United States 606 $aOrphans in literature 606 $aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism$zUnited States 606 $aLiterature and society 606 $aOrphans in literature 606 $aEnglish$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 606 $aAmerican Literature$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aAmerican literature -- History and criticism. 615 4$aLiterature and society -- United States. 615 4$aOrphans in literature. 615 0$aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aLiterature and society 615 0$aOrphans in literature 615 7$aEnglish 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 615 7$aAmerican Literature 676 $a810.9/35206945 700 $aPazicky$b Diana Loercher$0943153 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459704303321 996 $aCultural Orphans in America$92128384 997 $aUNINA