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A companion to American fiction, 1780-1865 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Shirley Samuels



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Titolo: A companion to American fiction, 1780-1865 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Shirley Samuels Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 p.)
Disciplina: 813.309
813/.209
Soggetto topico: American fiction - 19th century - History and criticism
American fiction - 18th century - History and criticism
Altri autori: SamuelsShirley  
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
Titolo autorizzato: A Companion to American Fiction  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78268-417-4
1-281-31267-3
9786611312671
1-4051-6511-1
0-470-99921-7
0-470-99920-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910877697603321
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Serie: Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 24.