The Power of Historical Knowledge : Narrating the Past in Hawthorne, James, and Dreiser /

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In this provocative study, Susan Mizruchi argues that the act of writing history is the key to the political concerns of American novelists. Using nineteenth-century theories of history as well as recent narratological models, she examines reconstructions of the past in The House of the Seven Gables...

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Main Author: Mizruchi, Susan L. (Susan Laura) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1988]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864. > House of the seven gables.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916. > Bostonians.
James, Henry, > 1843-1916. > Wings of the dove.
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945. > American tragedy.
American tragedy (Dreiser, Theodore)
House of the seven gables (Hawthorne, Nathaniel)
Wings of the dove (James, Henry)
Narration (Rhetoric)
Literature and history.
Historical fiction, American.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Narration > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Narration > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Litterature et histoire > États-Unis.
Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 19th century.
Narration (Rhetoric) > History > 20th century.
Literature and history > United States.
Historical fiction, American > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • ONE. The Problem of History in American Literature
  • TWO. The Problem of History in American Historiography
  • THREE. From History To Gingerbread: Manufacturing a Republic in The House of the Seven Gables
  • FOUR. The Politics of Temporality in The Bostonians
  • FIVE. American Innocence and English Perils: The Treachery of Tales in The Wings of the Dove
  • SIX. The Power of Mere Fable: Reconstructing the Past in An American Tragedy
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter.

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