A companion to American fiction, 1780-1865
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford Blackwell 2007Description: xvi, 470pISBN: 1405158913Subject(s): American fiction- History and criticism | LiteratureDDC classification: 813.209 Summary: This Companion presents the current state of criticism in the field of American fiction from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war. -Draws heavily on historical and cultural contexts in its consideration of American fiction -Relates the fiction of the period to conflicts about territory and sovereignty and to issues of gender, race, ethnicity and identity -Covers different forms of fiction, including children’s literature, sketches, polemical pieces, historical romances, Gothic novels and novels of exploration -Considers both canonical and lesser-known authors, including James Fennimore Cooper, Hannah Foster, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe -Treats neglected topics, such as the Western novel, science and the novel, and American fiction in languages other than EnglishItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
This Companion presents the current state of criticism in the field of American fiction from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war.
-Draws heavily on historical and cultural contexts in its consideration of American fiction
-Relates the fiction of the period to conflicts about territory and sovereignty and to issues of gender, race, ethnicity and identity
-Covers different forms of fiction, including children’s literature, sketches, polemical pieces, historical romances, Gothic novels and novels of exploration
-Considers both canonical and lesser-known authors, including James Fennimore Cooper, Hannah Foster, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe
-Treats neglected topics, such as the Western novel, science and the novel, and American fiction in languages other than English
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