The Cambridge companion to nineteenth-century American literature and politics /
The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Politics addresses the political contexts in which nineteenth-century American literature was conceived, consumed and criticized. Individual chapters examine how US literature from this period engaged with broad political concepts...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | Cambridge companions to literature.
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| Summary: | The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Politics addresses the political contexts in which nineteenth-century American literature was conceived, consumed and criticized. Individual chapters examine how US literature from this period engaged with broad political concepts and urgent political issues, such as liberalism, conservatism, radicalism, nationalism, communitarianism, sovereignty, religious liberty, partisanship and factionalism, slavery, segregation, immigration, territorial disputes, voting rights, gendered spheres and urban/rural tensions. Chapters on literary genres and forms show how poetry, drama, fiction, oratory and nonfiction participated in political debate. The volume's introduction situates these chapters in relation to two larger disciplines, the history of political thought and literary history. This Companion provides a valuable resource for students and instructors interested in nineteenth century American literature and politics. |
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| Physical Description: | xxix, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 110881526X 9781108815260 1108841899 9781108841894 |