Twain, Alcott, and the birth of the adolescent reform novel /

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Trites argues that Twain and Alcott wrote on similar topics because they were so deeply affected by the Civil War, by cataclysmic emotional and financial losses in their families, by their cultural immersion in the tenets of Protestant philosophy, and by sexual tensions that may have stimulated thei...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Trites, Roberta Seelinger, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Criticism and interpretation.
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Influence.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888 > Criticism and interpretation.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888 > Influence.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888
Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910
Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism.
Adolescence in literature.
Roman pour jeunes adultes américain > Histoire et critique.
Adolescence dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Children's Literature.
Adolescence in literature
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Young adult fiction, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The fantasy of self-reliance: An introductory biography
  • The metaphor of the adolescent reformer: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Little Women
  • Historical interlude: Vita Religiosa and romantic evangelism
  • Education and reform: Victorian progressivism in youth literature
  • Gender and reform: New women and true womanhood
  • Historical interlude: Authors, authority, and publication
  • Adolescent reform novels: The legacy of Twain and Alcott.

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