Belonging and Narrative : a Theory of the American Novel /

Why did the novel become so popular in the past three centuries, and how did the American novel contribute to this trend? As a key provider of the narrative frames and formulas needed by modern individuals to give meaning and mooring to their lives. Drawing on phenomenological hermeneutics, human ge...

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Main Author:	Bieger, Laura (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bielefeld : Transcript-Verlag, [2018]
Series:	Lettre (Transcript (Firm))
Subjects:	Brown, Charles Brockden, > 1771-1810. > Edgar Huntly. Jewett, Sarah Orne, > 1849-1909. > Country of the pointed firs. Roth, Henry. > Call it sleep. Powers, Richard, > 1957- > Echo maker. Call it sleep (Roth, Henry) Country of the pointed firs (Jewett, Sarah Orne) Edgar Huntly (Brown, Charles Brockden) American fiction > History and criticism > Theory, etc. Belonging (Social psychology) in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
1. Belonging, Narrative, and the Art of the Novel
2. Poisoned Letters from a Gothic Frontier
3. The Art of Attachment
4. Dwelling in What is Found
5. Of Cranes and Brains
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Belonging and Narrative : a Theory of the American Novel /

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