Americans in British literature, 1770-1832 : a breed apart /

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"American independence was inevitable by 1780, but British writers spent the several decades following the American Revolution transforming their former colonists into something other than estranged British subjects. Christopher Flynn's engaging and timely book systematically examines for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Flynn, Christopher, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., [2008]
Subjects:
1700-1899
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > American influences.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Travel in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > Influence américaine.
Voyage dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
English literature > American influences
National characteristics, American, in literature
Travel
Travel in literature
United States > Description and travel.
États-Unis > Descriptions et voyages.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • English novels on the American Revolution
  • English reforms in American settings: utopian schemes and the idea of America
  • Savagery and civility: states of nature and the quest for natural man
  • A breed apart: the traveler as ethnographer.

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