The sketch, the tale, and the beginnings of American literature

Author / Creator

Fash, Lydia G., 1981- author

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Online

Summary

"Combining history, print history, and literary criticism, this book shows how short fiction of the early nineteenth century, including sketches and tales, was vital to the birth of a national lite...

"Combining history, print history, and literary criticism, this book shows how short fiction of the early nineteenth century, including sketches and tales, was vital to the birth of a national literary tradition, the great American novel, and even what it meant to be American"-- Provided by publisher.

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