
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.
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.
What You Will Find
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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
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