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Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845
Jared Gardner
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Paperback. As early nationalist writers wrestled with the question, they proved how hard a question it is to answer and how great are the dangers in scripting its answers too easily. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368. An excellent, clean copy
While it is well known that American writers of the early national period were preoccupied with differentiating their work from European models, Jared Gardner argues that the national literature of the United States was equally motivated by the desire to differentiate white Americans from blacks and Indians. Early American writers were drawn to fantasies of an "American race," and an American literature came to be defined not only by its desire for cultural uniqueness but also by its defense of racial purity. Gardner follows the shifts in American narrative's engagement with race, from Royall Tyler's Algerine Captive through the ... Read more
While it is well known that American writers of the early national period were preoccupied with differentiating their work from European models, Jared Gardner argues that the national literature of the United States was equally motivated by the desire to differentiate white Americans from blacks and Indians. Early American writers were drawn to fantasies of an "American race," and an American literature came to be defined not only by its desire for cultural uniqueness but also by its defense of racial purity. Gardner follows the shifts in American narrative's engagement with race, from Royall Tyler's Algerine Captive through the ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801865381
SKU
KRS0017712
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About Jared Gardner
Jared Gardner is an assistant professor of English at Ohio State University.
Reviews for Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845
Engaging and intriguing.
Susan Kurjiaka American Literature This insightful volume complements the numerous critical studies that have shown how U.S. authors before the Civil War wished to create a literature different from European models. Gardner persuasively argues that many writers attempted to invent a national identity by defining 'American' in racial terms. Choice
Susan Kurjiaka American Literature This insightful volume complements the numerous critical studies that have shown how U.S. authors before the Civil War wished to create a literature different from European models. Gardner persuasively argues that many writers attempted to invent a national identity by defining 'American' in racial terms. Choice