| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 216 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford studies in American literary history |
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Oxford studies in American literary history.
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| Contents |
Introduction bureaucratic vistas -- Crazy love: emotional insanity in the Gilded Age -- Desire, disgust, democracy: or, aversive attachments -- Strange apathy: sentiment and sovereignty in Ramona -- On the hatred of hypocrites: Donnelly, Du Bois, race, and representation -- Cynical reason in the cranky age -- Coda election fatigue: political emotion in space and time |
| Summary |
Focusing on the Washington political novel of the Gilded Age, circa 1869 to 1900, the volume examines the relationship between literature, politics, and democracy, and considers literature's role in defining and exploring the emotional contours of the political landscape in the 19th century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on April 24, 2020) |
| Subject |
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Political fiction, American -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Politics and literature -- United States -- 19th century -- History
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Politics in literature.
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Emotions in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Politics and literature
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Emotions in literature
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American literature
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Democracy in literature
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Political fiction, American
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Politics in literature
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191869556 |
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0191869554 |
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9780192567529 |
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0192567527 |
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