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Paper money men : commerce, manhood, and the sensational public sphere in antebellum America / David Anthony.
Van Pelt Library PS217.E35 A58 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anthony, David, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Economics in literature.
- Masculinity in literature.
- Money in literature.
- Wealth in literature.
- Masculinity--Economic aspects--United States.
- Masculinity.
- Sensationalism in literature.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Fantasies of treasure in antebellum culture
- "Sleepy hollow," gothic masculinity, and the panic of 1819
- Shylock on Wall Street : the Jessica complex in antebellum sensationalism
- Banking on emotion : debt and male submission in the urban gothic
- Tabloid manhood, speculative femininity
- "Success" and race in The house of the seven gables
- Bartleby's bank.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814211106
- 0814211100
- 9780814292075
- 0814292070
- OCLC:
- 368045078
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