Oriental shadows : the presence of the East in early American literature /

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"Through the use of several iconic early American authors (Anne Bradstreet, James Kirkpatrick, Benjamin Franklin, and Edgar Allan Poe), James Egan's Oriental Shadows: The Presence of the East in Early American Literature explores the presence of "the East" in American writing. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Egan, Jim, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2011]
Colección:Transoceanic studies.
Temas:
1600-1899
American literature > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Asian influences.
American literature > 19th century > Asian influences.
Orientalism in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Influence asiatique.
Littérature américaine > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale) > Influence asiatique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Civilization > Asian influences.
United States > Civilization > Asian influences.
United States.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. From Bradstreet to Poe
  • The colonial body travels East in Anne Bradstreet's poetry
  • How West becomes East in colonial Georgia poetry
  • Humanity's eastern home in Benjamin Franklin's Oriental tales
  • Edgar Allan Poe's Oriental America
  • Epilogue.

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