Authority, autonomy, and representation in american literature, 1776-1865
Auteur :
Patterson, Mark R.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691601854
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
397 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 literature and politics, Mark Patterson argues that t