Bayard Taylor : determined dreamer of America's rise, 1825-1878 / Liam Corley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corley, Liam, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878.

Taylor, Bayard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Bucknell University Press : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This work is the first book-length study of the fascinating and influential American writer, Bayard Taylor, in forty years. This critical reconsideration of Taylor's life and works demonstrates his importance for scholars of nineteenth-century American literature and history, gender and queer studies, and diplomatic history. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Millstone of Culture; 1 "That Stuff of Life!"; 2 Dragoman! Dual Ethnocentrism and the Egalitarian American Traveler; 3 "Can a Life Hide Itself?"; 4 Cruising the Monthly; 5 "In Endless Toil, Beatitude"; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61148-572-X

OCLC:

889812886