The Resource Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
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The item Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, a familiar scene appears and reappears in American literature: a speaker stands before a crowd of men and women, attempting to mitigate their natural suspicions in order to form a body of federated wills. In this important study of the relationship of literature and politics, Mark Patterson argues that this scene restates political issues in literary terms and embodies the essential problems of American democracy facing both politicians and writers: What is autonomy? How does representation work? Where does true authority lie? Beginning with the
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (280 pages)
- Contents
-
- Cover; Contents; Part 1. The Post-Revolutionary Period; Part 2. The Antebellum Period
- Isbn
- 9781400859627
- Label
- Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
- Title
- Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
- Subject
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- American literature
- American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism
- Authority in literature
- Authority in literature
- Autonomy in literature
- Autonomy in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Politics and literature
- Politics and literature -- United States
- Representative government and representation in literature
- Representative government and representation in literature
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Literature and the revolution
- 1775-1899
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, a familiar scene appears and reappears in American literature: a speaker stands before a crowd of men and women, attempting to mitigate their natural suspicions in order to form a body of federated wills. In this important study of the relationship of literature and politics, Mark Patterson argues that this scene restates political issues in literary terms and embodies the essential problems of American democracy facing both politicians and writers: What is autonomy? How does representation work? Where does true authority lie? Beginning with the
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Patterson, Mark R
- Dewey number
- 810.9002
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS217.P64
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Princeton Legacy Library
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- American literature
- Representative government and representation in literature
- American literature
- American literature
- Politics and literature
- Authority in literature
- Autonomy in literature
- United States
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- American literature
- Authority in literature
- Autonomy in literature
- Politics and literature
- Representative government and representation in literature
- United States
- Label
- Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Part 1. The Post-Revolutionary Period; Part 2. The Antebellum Period
- Control code
- 884013202
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (280 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400859627
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt739m7n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884013202
- Label
- Authority, Autonomy, and Representation in American Literature, 1776-1865
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Part 1. The Post-Revolutionary Period; Part 2. The Antebellum Period
- Control code
- 884013202
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (280 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400859627
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt739m7n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884013202
Subject
- American literature
- American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism
- Authority in literature
- Authority in literature
- Autonomy in literature
- Autonomy in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Politics and literature
- Politics and literature -- United States
- Representative government and representation in literature
- Representative government and representation in literature
- United States
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Literature and the revolution
- 1775-1899
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