Reading the American novel, 1780-1865 / Shirley Samuels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samuels, Shirley.

Series:

Reading the Novel

Reading the novel

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--18th century--History and criticism.

National characteristics, American, in literature.

Social history in literature.

Identity (Psychology) in literature.

Social psychology in literature.

Literature and society--United States.

Literature and society.

Literature and history--United States.

Literature and history.

Books and reading--United States--History.

Books and reading.

United States--In literature.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Summary:

Reading the American Novel 1780-1865 provides 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 todayFeatures in depth examinations of specific novelsExplores the social and historical contexts of the time to help the readers' understanding of the storiesExplores questions of i

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to the American Novel; 2 Historical Codes in Literary Analysis; 3 Women, Blood, and Contract; 4 Black Rivers, Red Letters, and White Whales; 5 Promoting the Nation in James Fenimore Cooper and Harriet Beecher Stowe; 6 Women's Worlds in the Nineteenth-Century Novel; Afterword; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-118-78632-7

OCLC:

855505411