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Messing with romance

by Ackermann, Zeno.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Regensburger Arbeiten zur Anglistik und Amerikanistik, 1615-925X ; . Bd. 51 Published by : Peter Lang, (Frankfurt am Main ; | New York :) Physical details: x, 229 p.
Subject(s): American fiction -- Southern States -- 19th century -- History and criticism. | Love stories, American -- Southern States -- 19th century -- History and criticism. | Romanticism -- Southern States. | Plantation life in literature. | Electronic books.
Year: 2012
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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. A catastrophic commencement: George Tucker's The valley of Shenandoah (1824) -- 3. Salvational hybridizations: John P. Kennedy's Swallow barn (1832) -- 4. Titling the balance: Kennedy's and Caruthers' historical romances (1834-45) -- 5. Sacrificing dialectics: William G. Simms's The partisan (1835) -- 6. From "romance" to real politics: Nathaniel B. Tucker's The partisan leader (1836) -- 7. The breaking point: "Romance" and the market revolution (1837-51) -- 8. From ethos to pathos: William G. Simms's Woodcraft (1852-54) -- 9. The "romance" of contingency: John E. Cooke's Virginia comedians (1854) -- 10. Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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