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Episodic poetics : politics and literary form after the Constitution /

The early United States was a culture of the episode. In this book, Matthew Garrett merges narrative theory with social and political history to explain the early American fascination with the episodic, piecemeal plot.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garrett, Matthew (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
Literature and society > United States > History > 18th century.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Literary form.
Plots (Drama, novel, etc.)
Littérature américaine > 1783-1850 > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Narration.
Genres littéraires.
Intrigues (Théâtre, roman, etc.)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Literary form
Literature and society
United States
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.
1700-1850
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The early United States was a culture of the episode. In this book, Matthew Garrett merges narrative theory with social and political history to explain the early American fascination with the episodic, piecemeal plot.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 232 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199346554
0199346550
9780199346547
0199346542