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American Culture, Canons, and the Case of Elizabeth Stoddard.

Elizabeth Stoddard was a gifted writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism; successfully published within her own lifetime; esteemed by such writers as William Dean Howells and Nathaniel Hawthorne; and situated at the epicenter of New York's literary world. Nonetheless, she has been almost exclu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Smith, Robert McClure, Weinauer, Ellen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Elizabeth Stoddard was a gifted writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism; successfully published within her own lifetime; esteemed by such writers as William Dean Howells and Nathaniel Hawthorne; and situated at the epicenter of New York's literary world. Nonetheless, she has been almost excluded from literary memory and importance. This book seeks to understand why. By reconsidering Stoddard's life and work and her current marginal status in the evolving canon of American literary studies, it raises important questions about women's writing in the 19th century and canon formation in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (308 pages)
ISBN:9780817388225
0817388222