The arbiters of reality : Hawthorne, Melville, and the rise of mass information culture

The arbiters of reality : Hawthorne, Melville, and the rise of mass information culture / Peter West.

Author/creator	West, Peter, 1972-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2008.
Description	xiv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864--Criticism and interpretation. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Criticism and interpretation. Reality in literature. Journalism--United States --History --19th century. Telegraph--United States --History --19th century. Narration (Rhetoric)--History --19th century. Romanticism--United States. Literature and society--United States --History --19th century.

Contents	Forever stained with blood, blood, blood! : murder and mass journalism in Hawthorne's Salem -- The journalistic origins of romance -- Hawthorne's city of refuge -- "In this world of lies" : Zachary Taylor and the American telegraph in Melville's New York -- The island telegraph : information culture and the Melvillean self in Typee -- "Benito Cereno" and the blunt-thinking American.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-224) and index.
LCCN	2008005982
ISBN	9780814210888 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0814210880 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS 1888 .W47 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold