The Word in Black and White : Reading "Race" in American Literature, 1638-1867.

Nelson provides a study of the ways in which white American authors constructed 'race' in their works from the time of the first colonists up to the period of the Civil War. She focuses on some eleven texts, including The Last of the Mohicans, Melville's Benito Cereno, and Harriet Jac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press, USA 1992.
Temas:
1600-1899
American literature > White authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
American literature > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > History and criticism.
Minorities in literature.
Race in literature.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs blancs > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 1783-1850 > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale) > Histoire et critique.
Race dans la littérature.
American literature
American literature > Colonial period
American literature > White authors
Minorities in literature
Race in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Nelson provides a study of the ways in which white American authors constructed 'race' in their works from the time of the first colonists up to the period of the Civil War. She focuses on some eleven texts, including The Last of the Mohicans, Melville's Benito Cereno, and Harriet Jacobs's Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-184) and index.
ISBN:1280525282
9781280525285

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