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1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2 . The Triumph Of The Novel -- 3 . Novel Readers And Novel Reading -- 4. Plot, The Formal Principle -- 5 . Character -- 6. Aspects Of Narration -- 7 . Aspects Of The Narrator -- 8 . The Novel As A Picture Of Nature -- 9. Morality And Moral Tendency -- 10.Classes Of Novels -- 11.Romances, Historical Novels, National Novels -- 12.Authors -- 13.Conclusion -- Bibliographical Note -- Index |
| Summary |
This book describes and characterizes responses of American readers to fiction in the generation before the Civil War. It is based on close examination of the reviews of all novels-both American and European-that appeared in major American periodicals during the years 1840-1860, a period in which magazines, novels, and novel reviews all proliferated. Nina Baym makes uses of the reviews to gain information about the formal, aesthetic, and moral expectations of reviewers. Her major conclusion is that the accepted view about the American novel before the Civil War-the view that the atmosphere in America was hostile to fiction-is a myth. There is compelling evidence, she shows, for the existence of a veritable novel industry and, concomitantly, a vast audience for fiction in the 1840s and 1850s |
| Analysis |
Fiction in English American writers, 1830-1861. American criticism, 1830-1861 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Criticism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Book reviewing -- History -- 19th century
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Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Criticism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Book reviewing -- History -- 19th century
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Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 19th century |
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American fiction
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Book reviewing
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Books and reading
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Criticism
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Literaturkritik
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Rezeption
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Roman
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Letterkunde.
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Livres et lecture -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle.
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Livres -- Recensions -- 19e siècle.
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Presse et littérature -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle.
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Écrivains et lecteurs -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle.
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Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
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Critique -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle.
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United States
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Europa
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USA
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781501726187 |
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1501726188 |
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0801494664 |
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9780801494666 |
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