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The drama of the American short story, 1800-1865

Title
The drama of the American short story, 1800-1865 [electronic resource] / Michael J. Collins.
Author
Collins, Michael J. (Michael James), 1984-
Publication
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]

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1 online resource (vi, 270 pages)
Uniform Title
Drama of the American short story, 1800-1865 (Online)
Alternative Title
Drama of the American short story, 1800-1865 (Online)
Subject
  • Short stories, American > History and criticism
  • American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Performance in literature
  • Performing arts in literature
  • Theater in literature
  • Ritual in literature
  • National characteristics, American, in literature
  • America > In literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 251-270).
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: The Irving brothers at the Park Theatre, 1802 -- "No garden of thought, nor elysium of fancy": Washington Irving's The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent -- The rites of pure brotherhood: fraternalism and performance in Poe and Lippard -- "The rule of men entirely great": Richelieu, ritual, and republicanism in Melville's diptychs -- The "child of nature," or the "wonder of the age": Melville's child prodigies -- "Contending for an empire": performing sincerity in Hawthorne's New England -- Epilogue: Louisa May Alcott's theatrical realism.
LCCN
2016007481
OCLC
ssj0001732113
Author
Collins, Michael J. (Michael James), 1984-
Title
The drama of the American short story, 1800-1865 [electronic resource] / Michael J. Collins.
Imprint
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 251-270).
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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