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
Autor principal: Watts, Edward, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
White people in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Mythology in literature.
Literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Colonies in literature.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Mythologie dans la litterature.
Colonies dans la litterature.
Imperialisme dans la litterature.
Litterature americaine > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
America.
Amerique > Dans la litterature.
America > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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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