LEADER 02565cam 2200493 a 4500001 ssj0000597371 003 WaSeSS 005 20190313051101.0 006 m d 007 cr n 008 110803s2012 mdua sb 001 0 eng d 010 2011029762 020 9781421404899 (hdbk. : acid-free paper) 020 9781421405278 (electronic) 020 1421404893 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 020 142140527X (electronic) 035 (WaSeSS)ssj0000597371 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC |dWaSeSS 043 n-us--- 049 EREENEHH 050 00 PS169.E63 |bP47 2012 082 00 811/.03209 |223 100 1 Phillips, Christopher N. |=^A1300017 245 10 Epic in American culture |h[electronic resource] : |bsettlement to reconstruction / |cChristopher N. Phillips. 260 Baltimore, Md. : |bJohns Hopkins University Press, 300 xi, 360 p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 506 Available only to authorized users. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web 650 0 Epic literature, American |xHistory and criticism. |=^A826247 650 0 Literature and history |zUnited States |xHistory |y18th century. |=^A254920 650 0 Literature and history |zUnited States |xHistory |y19th century. |=^A1002165 650 0 National characteristics, American, in literature. |=^A112902 655 0 Electronic books. |=^A491897 856 40 |zFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=3318623 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJOYNER188 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hHSL77 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJMUSIC60 596 1 3 4 998 4542781