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A Companion to American Fiction, 1780 - 1865
Samuels
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Description for A Companion to American Fiction, 1780 - 1865
Paperback. A Companion to American Fiction 1780-1865 presents the current state of criticism in the field of American fiction from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war. Editor(s): Samuels, Shirley. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405158916
SKU
V9781405158916
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Ref
99-50
About Samuels
Shirley Samuels is Professor of English and American Studies at Cornell University. She is the author of Romances of the Republic (1996) and Facing America: Iconography and the Civil War (2004), and the editor of The Culture of Sentiment (1992). She is also currently the section editor of “American Literature before 1865” for the Blackwell online www.literature-compass.com.
Reviews for A Companion to American Fiction, 1780 - 1865
"Particularly impressive... Taken together the essays constitute a dense realization of a critically resurgent period, with the historical dimension emphatic throughout." American Literary Scholarship "A good resource for those just embarking on the study of American literature. Recommended." Choice