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The Plight of Feeling: Sympathy and Dissent in the Early American Novel Julia A. Stern
The Plight of Feeling: Sympathy and Dissent in the Early American Novel
Julia A. Stern
This study shows that sentimental, melodramatic and gothic novels written in the wake of the American Revolution can be read as an emotional history of the early Republic, reflecting the hate, fear and grief which tormented the federalist era, and giving voice to a collective mourning process.
306 pages, 7 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 24, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226773117 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 482 g |