American sympathy : men, friendship, and literature in the new nation / Caleb Crain.

Contents In the pear grove : the romance of Leander, Lorenzo, and Castalio -- The decomposition of Charles Brockden Brown : sympathy in Brown's letters -- The transformation, the self devoted, and the dead recalled : sympathy in Brown's fiction -- The unacknowledged tie : young Emerson and the love of men -- Too good to be believed : Emerson's "Friendship" and the Samaritans -- The heart ruled out : Melville's Palinode.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-305) and index.
LCCN 00011800
ISBN0300083327 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS173.M36 C7 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold