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245 14 a| The arbiters of reality :b| Hawthorne, Melville, and the rise of mass information culture /c| Peter West.;

300 a| xiv, 229 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-224) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

600 10 a| Hawthorne, Nathaniel,d| 1804-1864x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A17126;

600 10 a| Melville, Herman,d| 1819-1891x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A16368;

650 0 a| Reality in literature.=| ^A185313;

650 0 a| Narration (Rhetoric)x| Historyy| 19th century.=| ^A593393;

650 0 a| Romanticismz| United States.=| ^A70112;

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

Author/creator	West, Peter, 1972-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2008.
Description	xiv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	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)

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