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Author Patterson, Mark R., 1952-

Title Authority, autonomy, and representation in American literature, 1776-1865 / Mark R. Patterson.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1988]
©1988

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  810.9002 P318A    Check Shelf
Description xxx, 249 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. 1. The post-revolutionary period: Benjamin Franklin and the authority of imitation -- Hugh Henry Brackenridge and representation -- Charles Brockden Brown, authority, and intentionality -- pt. 2. The antebellum period: Myth from the perspective of history: James Fenimore Cooper and paternal authorities -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and the American representative -- Herman Melville: the authority of confidence.
Subject American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism.
Representative government and representation in literature.
American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Politics and literature -- United States.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Literature and the revolution.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
United States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Authority in literature.
Autonomy in literature.
ISBN 0691067430 alkaline paper $35.00
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