A land without castles : the changing image of America in Europe, 1780-1830 / Thomas K. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Thomas K., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--Europe--History.

Public opinion.

National characteristics, American.

United States--Foreign public opinion, European.

United States.

United States--Civilization--1783-1865.

United States--Relations--Europe.

Europe--Relations--United States.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thomas K. Murphy explores the shifting history of European attitudes toward America, utilizing British and French writing from the late eighteenth through the middle of the nineteenth centuries. Murphy studies a rich collage of literary, philosophical, and political writing by Europeans during this era. The book covers four stages in the development of European attitudes: traditional theories and their modification in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the influence of early American diplomacy on European attitudes, the cultural iconography of the French Revolution and of England during

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Setting the Stage; Chapter 2. Early Theories of America in Europe; Chapter 3. Thomas Jefferson and French Society: Promoting America from Abroad; Chapter 4. Symbols of America in Europe; Chapter 5. The Voyage; Chapter 6. The Travel Journal in Early America; Chapter 7. Space and Land: The Aesthetic Dimension of America; Chapter 8. The Issue of Slavery in America; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-227) and index.

ISBN:

0-7391-5694-2

1-299-13527-7