Novels in the Time of Democratic Writing : the American Example.

In the decades after U.S. independence, American novelists carried on an argument that pitted direct democracy against the representative liberalism they attributed to their British counterparts. The result was an American novel distinguished by its use of narrative tropes that generated a social sy...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Armstrong, Nancy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.
Series:Haney Foundation series
Subjects:
1700-1899
American fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Democracy in literature.
Comparative literature > American and English.
Comparative literature > English and American.
Nationalism and literature > United States > History > 18th century.
Nationalism and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Roman américain > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Nationalisme et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Nationalisme et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Comparative literature > American and English
Comparative literature > English and American
Democracy in literature
Nationalism and literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction. Argumentum ad Populum; Chapter 1. Style in the Time of Epidemic Writing; Chapter 2. Refiguring the Social Contract; Chapter 3. Novels as a Form of Democratic Writing; Chapter 4. Dispersal; Chapter 5. Population; Chapter 6. Conversion; Chapter 7. Hubs; Chapter 8. Anamorphosis; Chapter 9. Becoming National Literature; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Acknowledgments.

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