American Novelists in Italy : The Discoverers, Allston to James /

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This is a study of the effect of their travels in Italy on thirteen American writers, among them Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, W. D. Howells, and Henry James. Dr. Wright's thesis is that Italy was a major influence on the American writers of fiction who visited...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, Nathalia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
1800-1899
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Americans > Italy > History > 19th century.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
American fiction
Americans
Literature
Italy > In literature.
Italy
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • I. The American Literary Discoverers of Italy
  • II. The Untrammelled Life: Allston, Irving, Tuckerman, Fay, Willis, the Greenoughs, Stowe, Leland, Brewster
  • III. The Fruits of Civilization: Cooper
  • IV. The Language of Art: Hawthorne
  • V. The Enigmatic Past: Howells
  • VI. The Moral Field: James
  • VII. The Young American in the Italian Life School
  • Sources of quotations
  • Index

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