Logga in

Samuels, Shirley

Reading the American Novel 1780 - 1865

Samuels, Shirley - Reading the American Novel 1780 - 1865, e-bok

90,20€

E-bok, ePUB, Adobe DRM-skydd
ISBN: 9781118786314
DRM-begränsningar

Skriva ut62 sidor with an additional page accrued var 12 timme, capped at 62 sidor
Kopiera till urklipp5 utdrag

Reading the American Novel 1780-1865provides valuable insights into the evolution and diversity of fictional genres produced in the United States from the late 18th century until the Civil War, and helps introductory students to interpret and understand the fiction from this popular period.
  • Offers an overview of early fictional genres and introduces ways to interpret them today
  • Features in depth examinations of specific novels
  • Explores the social and historical contexts of the time to help the readers’ understanding of the stories
  • Explores questions of identity - about the novel, its 19th-century readers, and the emerging structure of the United States - as an important backdrop to understanding American fiction
  • Profiles the major authors, including Louisa May Alcott, Charles Brockden Brown, James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, alongside less familiar writers such as Fanny Fern, Caroline Kirkland, George Lippard, Catharine Sedgwick, and E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title

Nyckelord: Civil war, renaissance, romanticism, literature, fiction, Alcott, Hawthorne, Melville, stowe, 20th Century & Contemporary American Literature, 20th Century & Contemporary American Literature

Författare
Utgivare
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Utgivningsår
2012
Språk
en
Utgåva
1
Serie
Reading the Novel
Sidantal
208 sidor
Kategori
Litteraturforskning
Format
E-bok
eISBN (ePUB)
9781118786314
Tryckt ISBN
9781118779910

Liknande e-böcker