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The American Scene. Essays on Nineteenth Century American Literature.
Stuart Hutchinson
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Hardback. An examination of major 19th-century American literature, which sees works such as "Huckleberry Finn" as attempts to articulate relationships between the self and the New World. By comparing American and English works, the book demonstrates their essentially different nature. Series: New directions in American studies. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
The American Scene considers major texts of nineteenth century American literature: The Leatherstocking Tales, Poe's fiction, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Leaves of Grass, Dickinson's poetry, Huckleberry Finn, James's The American Scene. It sees these works as attempts to articulate relationships between the self and the New World. The indeterminacy of the relationships is expressed in the formal instability of the works themselves. In these respects, nineteenth century American literature is shown to offer a striking contrast to comparable English literature.
The American Scene considers major texts of nineteenth century American literature: The Leatherstocking Tales, Poe's fiction, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Leaves of Grass, Dickinson's poetry, Huckleberry Finn, James's The American Scene. It sees these works as attempts to articulate relationships between the self and the New World. The indeterminacy of the relationships is expressed in the formal instability of the works themselves. In these respects, nineteenth century American literature is shown to offer a striking contrast to comparable English literature.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Series
New directions in American studies
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333550243
SKU
V9780333550243
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About Stuart Hutchinson
STUART HUTCHINSON
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