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1 online resource (xviii, 252 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index. |
Contents |
The literary list -- Emerson -- Whitman -- Melville -- Thoreau. |
Summary |
Robert Belknap first examines lists through the centuries, from Sumerian account tablets and Homer's catalogue of ships to Tom Sawyer's earnings from his fence-painting scheme. He then focuses on lists in the works of four American Renaissance authors - Emerson, Whitman, Melville and Thoreau. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Technique.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. |
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Technique. |
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Technique.
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. |
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Technique.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Technique.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. |
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. |
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Technique. |
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Technique. |
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Technique. |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Technique. |
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American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
Subject |
Lists in literature.
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Lists in literature. |
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Catalogs in literature.
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Catalogs in literature. |
Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Belknap, Robert E., 1966- List. New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2004016113 |
ISBN |
9780300127195 (electronic book) |
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0300127197 (electronic book) |
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1281740764 |
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9781281740762 |
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9780300103830 |
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0300103832 |
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