E-book
Messing with romance American poetics and antebellum southern fiction
Record details
- ISBN: 9783631632451
- ISBN: 3631632452
- ISBN: 9783653014693 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 3653014697 (electronic bk.)
-
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 229 p.)
remote
electronic resource - Publisher: Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang, 2012
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatBulkString:jan.10.13 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Introduction -- 2. A catastrophic commencement: George Tucker's The valley of Shenandoah (1824) -- 3. Salvational hybridizations: John P. Kennedy's Swallow barn (1832) -- 4. Titling the balance: Kennedy's and Caruthers' historical romances (1834-45) -- 5. Sacrificing dialectics: William G. Simms's The partisan (1835) -- 6. From "romance" to real politics: Nathaniel B. Tucker's The partisan leader (1836) -- 7. The breaking point: "Romance" and the market revolution (1837-51) -- 8. From ethos to pathos: William G. Simms's Woodcraft (1852-54) -- 9. The "romance" of contingency: John E. Cooke's Virginia comedians (1854) -- 10. Conclusion. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books. |
