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Epic in American Culture: Settlement to Reconstruction
Christopher N. Phillips
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Description for Epic in American Culture: Settlement to Reconstruction
Hardback. Rigorous archival research, careful readings, and long chronologies of genre define this magisterial work, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of American studies, American poetry, and literary history. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
This epic calls to mind the famous works of ancient poets such as Homer, Virgil, and Ovid. These long, narrative poems, defined by valiant characters and heroic deeds, celebrate events of great importance in ancient times. In this thought-provoking study, Christopher N. Phillips shows in often surprising ways how this exalted classical form proved as vital to American culture as it did to the great societies of the ancient world. Through close readings of James Fenimore Cooper, Lydia Sigourney, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Herman Melville, as well as the transcendentalists, Phillips traces the rich history of epic in American literature ... Read more
This epic calls to mind the famous works of ancient poets such as Homer, Virgil, and Ovid. These long, narrative poems, defined by valiant characters and heroic deeds, celebrate events of great importance in ancient times. In this thought-provoking study, Christopher N. Phillips shows in often surprising ways how this exalted classical form proved as vital to American culture as it did to the great societies of the ancient world. Through close readings of James Fenimore Cooper, Lydia Sigourney, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Herman Melville, as well as the transcendentalists, Phillips traces the rich history of epic in American literature ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421404899
SKU
V9781421404899
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About Christopher N. Phillips
Christopher N. Phillips is an assistant professor of English at Lafayette College.
Reviews for Epic in American Culture: Settlement to Reconstruction
Wide-ranging... Through close readings of major and minor writers, and their friends and critics, Phillips argues that the term 'epic' was increasingly applied over many genres and mixes of genres as a subjective signifier of value... Highly recommended. Choice Phillips's Epic in American Culture is an essential polemic for the new direction of epic-centered studies.
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