Healing the republic : the language of health and the culture of nationalism in nineteenth-century America / Joan Burbick.

Author/creator Burbick, Joan, 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Descriptionx, 355 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
American prose literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Literature and society--United States. --History. --19th century.
Health attitudes--United States. --History. --19th century.
American fiction--19th century. --History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Nationalism--United States. --History. --19th century.
Medical literature--History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
Medicine in literature.
Health in literature.

SeriesCambridge studies in American literature and culture
Cambridge studies in American literature and culture. ^A664069
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-350) and index.
LCCN 93032395
ISBN0521454344 (hardback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS368 .B87 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold