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The plight of feeling : sympathy and dissent in the early American novel
- Title
- The plight of feeling : sympathy and dissent in the early American novel / Julia A. Stern.
- Author
- Stern, Julia A.
- Publication
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS375 .S74 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 306 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- American fiction > 18th century > History and criticism
- Politics and literature > United States > History > 18th century
- Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824 > Charlotte Temple
- Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759-1840 > Coquette
- Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism
- Emotions in literature
- Sympathy in literature
- Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 > Ormond
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Plight of Feeling -- 2. Working through the Frame: The Dream of Transparency in Charlotte Temple -- 3. Beyond "A Play about Words": Tyrannies of Voice in The Coquette -- 4. A Lady Who Sheds No Tears: Liberty, Contagion, and the Demise of Fraternity in Ormond.
- ISBN
- 0226773108 (acid-free paper)
- 0226773116 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 97014419
- OCLC
- 36767583
- ocm36767583
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries