Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865.

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From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, a familiar scene appears and reappears in American literature: a speaker stands before a crowd of men and women, attempting to mitigate their natural suspicions in order to form a body of federated wills. In this important study of the relationship of lit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Patterson, Mark R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
1775-1899
American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
Representative government and representation in literature.
American literature > Revolution, 1775-1783 > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > United States.
Authority in literature.
Autonomy in literature.
Littérature américaine > 1783-1850 > Histoire et critique.
Gouvernement représentatif dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis.
Autorité dans la littérature.
Autonomie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Authority in literature
Autonomy in literature
Politics and literature
Representative government and representation in literature
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Literature and the revolution.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Part 1. The Post-Revolutionary Period; Part 2. The Antebellum Period.

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