Reading the text that isn't there : paranoia in the nineteenth-century American novel /

Through a careful examination of the work of the canonical nineteenth-century novelists, Mike Davis traces conspiracies and conspiratorial fantasy from one narrative site to another.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Mike Lee, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Temas:
1800-1899
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Conspiracies in literature.
Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism.
Literature and history > United States.
Paranoia in literature.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Conspiration dans la littérature.
Littérature et histoire > États-Unis.
Paranoïa dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Conspiracies in literature
Literature and history
Paranoia in literature
Psychological fiction, American
United States
Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the Gothic logic of paranoia
  • Wieland's transformations : the problem of closure in the "opening" American novel
  • "Hidden significance" : the Marble faun as post script to Seven gables
  • Rhetorical razors : "lurking significance" in the "vexatious coincidence" of Benito Cereno
  • Literary cloaks, practical jokes, and the esophagus hoax : concealment, conspiracy, and the contrivance of history in Twain.

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