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The American novel to 1870
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- Creator
- edited by J. Gerald Kennedy and Leland S. Person
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 640 pages ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780195385359, 0195385357
- OCLC
- ocn862041442
- "General editor: Patrick Parrinder; Consulting editor (US volumes): Jonathan Arac"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: The American Novel to 1870 -- Part 1: The Beginnings of the Novel in the United States -- Part 2: The Novel and American Nation-building -- Part 3: The American Publishing World and the Novel -- Part 4: Leading Novelists of Antebellum America -- Part 5: Major Novels -- Part 6: Cultural Influences on the American Novel, 1820-1870 -- Part 7: Fictional Sub-genres
Subjects
- American fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
- Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
- Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
- American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- American literature -- European influences.
- Social conflict in literature.
- National characteristics, American, in literature.