Old Style: Unoriginality and Its Uses in Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature - Claudia Stokes - Books - University of Pennsylvania Press - 9780812253535 - December 14, 2021
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Old Style: Unoriginality and Its Uses in Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature


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We celebrate innovation and experimentation, but Claudia Stokes reminds us that nineteenth-century American writers instead valued familiarity and traditionalism, which provided reliable markers of literary quality. Old Style examines the varied uses and expressions of unoriginality, which helped credential marginalized writers.


288 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 14, 2021
ISBN13 9780812253535
Publishers University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 272
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   476 g

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