Bodies and books : reading and the fantasy of communion in nineteenth-century America /

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"In nineteenth-century America, Gillian Silverman contends, reading - and particularly book reading - precipitated intense fantasies of communion. In handling a book, the reader imagined touching and being touched by the people affiliated with that book's narrative world - an author, a cha...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Silverman, Gillian D., 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Intimacy (Psychology) in literature.
Interpersonal relations in literature.
Books and reading > Psychological aspects.
Books and reading > United States > History > 19th century.
Authors and readers > United States > History > 19th century.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Intimité dans la littérature.
Relations humaines dans la littérature.
Livres et lecture > Aspect psychologique.
Écrivains et lecteurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Authors and readers
Books and reading
Books and reading > Psychological aspects
Interpersonal relations in literature
Intimacy (Psychology) in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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