Literature and criminal justice in antebellum america
Auteur :
Ostrowski, Carl
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781625342386
Date de publication :
13 sept. 2016
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,4 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
385 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Drawing on an eclectic range of sources Ostrowski analyses how authors as canonical as Nathaniel Hawthorne and as obscure as counterfeiter/poet/prison inmate Christian Meadows adapted, manipulated, or rejected prevailing narratives about criminality to serve their artistic and rhetorical ends.