| Description |
252 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: History and the heroines of fiction -- pt. 1. A native literary tradition: Harriet Beecher Stowe and Nathaniel Hawthorne: Renunciation in New England: Harriet Beecher Stowe and The minister's wooing -- Self-culture: Margaret Fuller and Hawthorne's heroines -- pt. 2. New England girls of William Dean Howells and Henry James: Howells heroine: from The lady of the Aroostook to April hopes -- Henry James and the New England consciousness: Roderick Hudson, The Europeans, Hawthorne -- Tragedy of self-culture: The portrait of a lady -- New England in extremis: The Bostonians. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Women in literature.
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Women in literature. |
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Young women -- New England.
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Young women. |
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New England. |
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New England -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. |
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. |
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James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. |
| ISBN |
0820303984 : $11.00 |
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9780820303987 |
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