Romances of the republic : women, the family, and violence in the literature of the early American nation /

Samuels looks at the relations among sexual, political, and familial rhetoric in American writing from 1790 to the 1850s. With a special focus on the depictions of the American Revolution and the use of the family as model and instrument of political forces, she examines how the historical novel for...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Samuels, Shirley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Historical fiction, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > Male authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Literature and society > United States.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Violence in literature.
Families in literature.
Women in literature.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > États-Unis.
Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature.
Violence dans la littérature.
Familles dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
American fiction > Male authors
Families in literature
Historical fiction, American
Literature and society
Man-woman relationships in literature
National characteristics, American, in literature
Violence in literature
Women in literature
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Literature and the revolution.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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