Love and depth in the American novel from Stowe to James / Ashley C. Barnes.

Author/creator Barnes, Ashley C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2020.
Descriptionviii, 230 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents Introduction -- Love and Depth Canonized: Anti-Catholicism and the Shaping of American Literary Standards -- Sentimental Communion: The Word Made Manifest in Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Gates Ajar -- Romantic Spectatorship: Self-Portrait as a Stranger's Head in The Blithedale Romance and Pierre -- Realistic Intercourse: Arranging Oneself for Another in The Morgesons and The Golden Bowl -- Love and Depth Revisited: History, Form, and the Ethics of Reading American Literature Now.
Abstract "By examining classic nineteenth-century American novels, this book proposes a new approach to reading that reconciles historicist and ethical approaches to literature"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019034811
ISBN9780813944197 (softcover ; acid-free paper)
ISBN9780813944180 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
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