Before the West Was West : Critical Essays on Pre-1800 Literature of the American Frontiers.

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Before the West Was West examines the extent to which scholars have engaged in-depth with pre-1800 "western" texts and asks what we mean by "western" American literature in the first place and when that designation originated. Calling into question the implicit temporal boundarie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Amy T.
Otros Autores: Hillard, Tom J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, 2014.
Temas:
1600-1799
American literature > 17th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
Littérature américaine > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
American literature
Frontier and pioneer life in literature
Literature
West (U.S.) > In literature.
West United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Before the West Was West examines the extent to which scholars have engaged in-depth with pre-1800 "western" texts and asks what we mean by "western" American literature in the first place and when that designation originated. Calling into question the implicit temporal boundaries of the "American West" in literature, a literature often viewed as having commenced only at the beginning of the 1800s, Before the West Was West explores the concrete, meaningful connections between different texts as well as the development of national ideologies and mythologies. Examining pre-nineteenth-century writ.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (683 pages)
ISBN:9780803265325
0803265328

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