A Companion to American Fiction, 1780 - 1865

ISBN: 978-0-631-23422-7

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488 pages

November 2004, Wiley-Blackwell

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Spansthe period from the earliest declarations of nationhood until secession and civil war
Draws heavily on historical and cultural contexts in its consideration of American fiction
Relates the fiction of the period to conflicts about territory and sovereignty and to issues of gender, race, ethnicity and identity
Covers different forms of fiction, including children’s literature, sketches, polemical pieces, historical romances, Gothic novels and novels of exploration
Considers both canonical and lesser-known authors, including James Fennimore Cooper, Hannah Foster, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe
Treats neglected topics, such as the Western novel, science and the novel, and American fiction in languages other than English