Description - Reading the American Novel 1780-1865 by Shirley Samuels
Reading the American Novel 1780-1865 provides valuable
insights into the evolution and diversity of fictional genres
produced in the United States from the late 18th century until the
Civil War, and helps introductory students to interpret and
understand the fiction from this popular period.
Offers an overview of early fictional genres and introduces
ways to interpret them today
Features in depth examinations of specific novels
Explores the social and historical contexts of the time to help
the readers? understanding of the stories
Explores questions of identity - about the novel, its
19th-century readers, and the emerging structure of the United
States - as an important backdrop to understanding American
fiction
Profiles the major authors, including Louisa May Alcott,
Charles Brockden Brown, James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, alongside less familiar
writers such as Fanny Fern, Caroline Kirkland, George Lippard,
Catharine Sedgwick, and E. D. E. N. Southworth
Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title
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