Literature and journalism in antebellum america: thoreau, stowe, and their contemporaries respond to the rise of the commercial press
Auteur :
Canada, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349293537
Date de publication :
29 mars 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Explores the sibling rivalry that emerged in the American literary marketplace in the decades after the advent of the penny press, showing how journalism became a target, a counterpoint, and even a model for numerous American authors, including Thoreau, Cooper, Poe, and Stowe.