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Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
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Full Title:
Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
Contributors:
By (Author) Mark R. Patterson
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary theory
Dewey:
810.9002
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
280
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
567g
Description
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
