Picturesque literature and the transformation of the American landscape, 1835-1874 Evelev, John 1965- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. enk 2021 2021 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource (266 pages). This work challenges dominant narratives of the concerns of nineteenth century literature to show how supposedly minor works of picturesque helped transform the American landscape, and create what we now recognize as the defining spaces of American life. The travel sketch: picturesque history and American exceptionalism on the landscape -- The city sketch: walking the picturesque city -- The park movement: picturesque rus in urb -- The country book: masculinity, domesticity, and the rise of American suburbs -- The New England village novel and picturesque reform -- Epilogue; in search of the picturesque. John Evelev. Includes bibliographical references. American literature 19th century History and criticism Picturesque, The, in literature Landscapes in literature Littérature américaine 19e siècle Histoire et critique Pittoresque dans la littérature Paysages dans la littérature Americas (North HISTORY American American literature Landscapes in literature Picturesque, The, in literature 1800-1899 fast PS201 .E94 2021 810.9/003 Picturesque literature and the transformation of the American landscape, 1835-1874 Evelev, John, 1965- Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021 First edition. (OCoLC)1203135580 Oxford studies in American literary history 9780191915499 0191915491 9780192647313 0192647318 0192894552 9780192894557 9780192647320 0192647326 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/39358 YDX 201124 20260319183725.8 in00005719967 eng