| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 252 pages) |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
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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| SUBJECT |
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 fast |
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 fast |
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 fast |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 fast |
| Subject |
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Lists in literature.
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Catalogs in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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American literature
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Catalogs in literature
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Lists in literature
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Technique
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Lijsten (opsommingen)
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Catalogi.
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Letterkunde.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300127195 |
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0300127197 |
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1281740764 |
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9781281740762 |
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