American literature in transition, 1851-1877 / edited by Cody Marrs.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marrs, Cody, editor.

Series:

Nineteenth-century American literature in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American literature.

Literature and society--United States--History--19th century.

Literature and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 358 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Between 1851 and 1877, the U.S. underwent a whirlwind of change. This volume offers a fresh account of this important era, assessing the many developments - both major and minor - that transformed American literature. In a wide range of chapters, scholars re-examine literary history before, during, and after the Civil War, revealing significant changes not only in how literature is written but also in how it is conceived, distributed, and consumed. Cutting across literary periods that are typically considered separate and distinct, and incorporating an array of methods and approaches, this volume discloses the Long Civil War to be an era of ongoing struggle and cultural contestation. It thus captures the dynamism of this period in American literary history as well as its ever-evolving field of study.

Contents:

Introduction / Cody Marrs

Emily Dickinson / Cristanne Miller

Frederick Douglass / Gregory Laski

Augusta Jane Evans / Melissa Homestead

Herman Melville / Brian Yothers

John Rollin Ridge / Alanna Hickey

Walt Whitman / Peter Riley

Anonymous / Michael Cohen

Newspapers and periodicals / Ryan Cordell

Transamerican literature / Alberto Varon

Oceanic literature / Edward Sugden

Romanticism / Jennifer Baker

Realism / Todd Carmody

Literature and/as philosophy / Michael Jonik

Literature and/as science / Mark Noble

Literature and/as ecology / Juliana Chow

Literature and/as economics / Andrew Kopec

The war before the war / Maurice Lee

Union literature / Ian Finseth

Confederate literature / Christopher Hanlon

Reconstruction literature / Elizabeth Renker

The global Civil War / Elizabeth Duquette.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Jun 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108565615 (ebook)

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