Description |
vii, 176 pages ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
History and the contemporary -- The greatness of the nineteenth century -- The generation of 1830 -- Prose and pictures: James Fenimore Cooper -- Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) -- Arnold, aristocracy, and America -- Thoreau as moralist -- Poe, "The raven", and the anonymous young man -- Whittier reconsidered. |
Subject |
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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