Colonizing the past : mythmaking and pre-Columbian Whites in nineteenth-century American writing /

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"This book examines nineteenth-century myths of pre-Colombian whites in the United States, as well as literary satires of those myths by authors such as Washington Irving and Mark Twain"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watts, Edward, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Temas:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
White people in literature.
Colonies in literature.
Mythology in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Colonies dans la littérature.
Mythologie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature.
Literature.
America > In literature.
Amérique > Dans la littérature.
America.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Primordial Nation
  • Welsh Indians in the Early Republic
  • The Lost Tribes and the Found Nation
  • The White Mound Builders and the Lessons of Prehistory
  • Dwarf Epics and the Ancient Irish
  • The Norse Forefathers of the American Empire

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