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Literature in the making : a history of U.S. literary culture in the long nineteenth century /

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Using the US as a case study, this study examines the public life of literature between the late 18th and the early 20th centuries, bringing together the development of literature's intellectual infrastructure, its operation in print culture, its changing status in higher education, and the sur...

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Main Author: Glazener, Nancy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Oxford studies in American literary history.
Subjects:
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Literary movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mouvements littéraires > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
American.
American literature
Literary movements
Literature and society
United States
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Using the US as a case study, this study examines the public life of literature between the late 18th and the early 20th centuries, bringing together the development of literature's intellectual infrastructure, its operation in print culture, its changing status in higher education, and the surprisingly rich and interesting history of public literary culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199390151
0199390150