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Second stories : the politics of language, form, and gender in early American fictions / Cynthia S. Jordan.
Van Pelt Library PS374.S46 J67 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jordan, Cynthia S.
- Series:
- Gender & American culture
- Gender & American culture.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
- Sex role in literature.
- Patriarchy in literature.
- Fathers in literature.
- Authority in literature.
- Social structure in literature.
- Language and languages in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1989]
- Summary:
- Second Stories offers an innovative reexamination of selected texts by seven major figures in American literature. Combining close reading with a powerful ideological argument, Cynthia Jordan demonstrates that a concern with the patriarchal politics of language informs both the thematic content and overall shape of much of the fiction of these writers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807818399
- OCLC:
- 18441310
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