The Plight of Feeling : Sympathy and Dissent in the Early American Novel.

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American novels written in the wake of the Revolution overflow with self-conscious theatricality and impassioned excess. In The Plight of Feeling, Julia A. Stern shows that these sentimental, melodramatic, and gothic works can be read as an emotional history of the early republic, reflecting the hat...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Stern, Julia A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Sujets:
Rowson, > Mrs., > 1762-1824. > Charlotte Temple.
Foster, Hannah Webster, > 1759-1840. > Coquette.
Brown, Charles Brockden, > 1771-1810. > Ormond.
Charlotte Temple (Rowson, Mrs.)
Coquette (Foster, Hannah Webster)
1700-1799
American fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 18th century.
Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism.
Dissenters in literature.
Emotions in literature.
Sympathy in literature.
Roman américain > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Sympathie dans la littérature.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
American fiction
Dissenters in literature
Emotions in literature
Politics and literature
Psychological fiction, American
Sympathy in literature
United States
emotion, sensation, affect theory, american revolution, literature, theatricality, passion, excess, sentimental novels, sentiment, melodrama, gothic, republic, hate, anger, fear, grief, federalism, mourning, violence, death, war, liberty, freedom, marginalized communities, women, gender, native americans, indigenous, racism, discrimination, poverty, wealth, class, slavery, african-american, counternarratives, nation-building, national identity, legitimacy, authority, nonfiction, narrative, genre, dissent, charlotte temple, coquette, ormond.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo

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