E pluribus unum : nineteenth-century American literature & the Constitutional paradox /

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"Out of many, one." But how do the many become one without sacrificing difference or autonomy? This problem was critical to both identity formation and state formation in late 18th- and 19th-century America. The premise of this book is that American writers of the time came to view the res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, W. C. (William Conley)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2005.
Temas:
United States. > Constitution > In literature.
Constitution (United States)
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Cultural pluralism in literature.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Group identity in literature.
Individualism in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Diversité culturelle dans la littérature.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Identité collective dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
American literature.
Literature.
Literature and society.
Politics and literature.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Brotherhood among the atoms" / Edgar Allan Poe and the poetics of Constitution
  • "A religion which is not religion" / Walt Whitman and the writing of a new American bible
  • "But aren't it all a sham?" / Herman Melville and the critique of unity
  • "Necessarily short of sight" / William James and the dilemma of variety.

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