Reforming the world : social activism and the problem of fiction in nineteenth-century America /

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Reforming the World considers the intricate relationship between social reform and spiritual elevation and the development of fiction in the antebellum United States. Arguing that novels of the era engaged with questions about the proper role of fiction taking place at the time, Maria Carla Sánchez...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sánchez, María Carla, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2008.
Temas:
1800-1899
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Social change in literature.
Social problems in literature.
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Changement social dans la littérature.
Problèmes sociaux dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction.
Literature and society.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Reforming the World considers the intricate relationship between social reform and spiritual elevation and the development of fiction in the antebellum United States. Arguing that novels of the era engaged with questions about the proper role of fiction taking place at the time, Maria Carla Sánchez illuminates the politically and socially motivated involvement of men and women in shaping ideas about the role of literature in debates about abolition, moral reform, temperance, and protest work. She concludes that, whereas American Puritans had viewed novels as risqué and grotesque, antebellum re.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index.
ISBN:9781587297588
1587297582

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