Author Description
This Broad-ranging Study Reconfigures Us Literature As A Product Of Hemispheric Relations. 'hemispheric Regionalism' Brings Together A Rich Archive Of Popular Culture, Fugitive Slave Narratives, Advertisements, Political Treatises, And Literature To Construct A New Literary History From A Hemispheric And Regional Perspective. Fugitive Slave Narratives And Atlantic Conspiracies -- The Sea Is History: Apocalypse And The New World Romance -- Popular Histories And Serious Fictions: Manifest Destiny And The Spanish Atlantic World -- Maturin M. Ballou, Periodical Romance, And The Editor Function -- Nation And Regionalism In Walter Scott And James Fenimore Cooper -- Coda: Hyperbolic Regionalism, Confederate Nationalism, And The New Southern Frontier. Gretchen J. Woertendyke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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THE THESIS
This study investigates how United States literature functions as a product of broader hemispheric relations rather than a strictly national endeavor. Gretchen J. Woertendyke, an academic specializing in American literature and culture, utilizes a diverse archive of primary sources to challenge traditional literary history. By examining the intersection of popular culture, political discourse, and regional narratives, she argues for a framework that prioritizes the Atlantic and Spanish-American contexts in the formation of American identity.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of fugitive slave narratives and their relationship to Atlantic conspiracies
- Examination of the influence of Walter Scott and James Fenimore Cooper on regionalism
- Investigation into the role of periodical romance and the editor function
- Exploration of Manifest Destiny within the Spanish Atlantic world
Scope Limits
- The study does not provide an exhaustive survey of all regional literature in the Americas
- It does not focus on contemporary post-20th-century literature
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of American studies frequently cite this work for its contribution to the hemispheric turn in literary history. Readers often note the academic density of the prose and the rigorous archival research presented throughout the chapters.
Page Count:
224
Publication Date:
2016-05-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0190212284
ISBN-13:
9780190212285
History
Literary Criticism
Literary Form
Literature
American
Regionalism
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