Epic in American culture settlement to reconstruction

Epic in American culture : settlement to reconstruction / Christopher N. Phillips.

Author/creator	Phillips, Christopher N.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Description	xi, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Epic literature, American--History and criticism. Literature and history--United States --History --18th century. Literature and history--United States --History --19th century. National characteristics, American, in literature.

Contents	Columbian strains: the diffusion of epic form in early America -- Constitutional epic: old rules for an unprecedented genre -- Epic on canvas: the history of a critical term -- Transcendental epic; or, Importing the new traditions -- Tracking epic through the leather-stocking tales -- Lydia Sigourney and the Indian epic's work of mourning -- Longfellow's pantheon -- Melville's epic career.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011029762
ISBN	9781421404899 (hdbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN	9781421405278 (electronic)
ISBN	1421404893 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	142140527X (electronic)

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