A companion to American fiction, 1780-1865 / edited by Shirley Samuels.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Samuels, Shirley.

Series:

Blackwell companions to literature and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--19th century--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

American fiction.

American fiction--18th century--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 470 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.

Summary:

A Companion to American Fiction 1780 -1865 presents current critical responses to the broad range of American fiction written from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war. The volume features contributions from over 35 leading international critics and scholars, who offer a cultural and historical context that serves to illuminate the fiction. The Companion covers both less well-known writers, such as Lydia Maria Child and George Lippard, and canonical authors, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Contributors demonstrate how these authors present conflicts about territory and sovereignty and questions of gender, race, ethnicity, and identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631234225

OCLC:

53937773