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Novels, readers, and reviewers : responses to fiction in antebellum America /

This book describes and characterizes responses of American readers to fiction in the generation before the Civil War. It is based on close examination of the reviews of all novels-both American and European-that appeared in major American periodicals during the years 1840-1860, a period in which ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baym, Nina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1984.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2 . The Triumph Of The Novel
  • 3 . Novel Readers And Novel Reading
  • 4. Plot, The Formal Principle
  • 5 . Character
  • 6. Aspects Of Narration
  • 7 . Aspects Of The Narrator
  • 8 . The Novel As A Picture Of Nature
  • 9. Morality And Moral Tendency
  • 10.Classes Of Novels
  • 11.Romances, Historical Novels, National Novels
  • 12.Authors
  • 13.Conclusion
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index