| Description |
ix, 244 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 151
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Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 151.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The politics of slavery and the discourse of race, 1787-1840 -- Remaking natural rights : race and slavery in James Fenimore Cooper's early writings -- Domestic frontier romance, or, how the sentimental heroine became white -- Homely legends : the uses of sentiment in Cooper's The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish -- Stowe's vanishing Americans : "negro" interiority, captivity, and homecoming in Uncle Tom's cabin. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Race in literature.
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Race in literature. |
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Emotions in literature.
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Emotions in literature. |
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Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
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Frontier and pioneer life in literature. |
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Indians in literature.
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Indians in literature. |
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Slavery in literature.
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Slavery in literature. |
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. |
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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. |
| ISBN |
0521865395 hardback |
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9780521865395 hardback |
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