Homicide in American Fiction, 1798-1860 : a Study in Social Values.

Homicide has many social and psychological implications that vary from culture to culture and which change as people accept new ideas concerning guilt, responsibility, and the causes of crime. A study of attitudes toward homicide is therefore a method of examining social values in a specific setting...

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Main Author:	Davis, David Brion
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Homicide in literature. American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century. Didactic fiction, American > History and criticism. Social values in literature. Murder in literature. Homicide dans la littérature. Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Valeurs sociales dans la littérature. Meurtre dans la littérature. Roman didactique américain > Histoire et critique. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American fiction Didactic fiction, American Homicide in literature Literature and society Murder in literature Social values in literature United States 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Call Number:		PS374.H6 .D385 1968eb

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