Fenimore Cooper : A Study of His Life and Imagination /

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The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aest...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Railton, Stephen, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1978.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851.
Novelists, American.
Historical fiction, American.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Romanciers americains > 19e siecle > Biographies.
Novelists, American > 19th century > Biography.
Historical fiction, American > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aesthetic struggle to create reflected attempts to reconcile conflicting emotional needs, the author is able to provide a much-needed coherent interpretation of Cooper's achievement. Professor Railton's analysis shows that an awareness of the extent to which Cooper's father dominated his life is central to an un.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (302 pages).
ISBN:9781400870813

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