As a central icon of political and cultural democracy, the crowd occupies a prominent place in the American literary and cultural landscape. Mary Esteve examines a range of writing by Poe, Hawthorne, Du Bois, James, and Stephen Crane to provide a study of crowd representations in American literature from the antebellum era to the early twentieth century. She argues that these writers examined the aesthetic and political meanings of urban crowd scenes.
1005396346
The Aesthetics and Politics of the Crowd in American Literature
As a central icon of political and cultural democracy, the crowd occupies a prominent place in the American literary and cultural landscape. Mary Esteve examines a range of writing by Poe, Hawthorne, Du Bois, James, and Stephen Crane to provide a study of crowd representations in American literature from the antebellum era to the early twentieth century. She argues that these writers examined the aesthetic and political meanings of urban crowd scenes.
65.99
In Stock
5
1
The Aesthetics and Politics of the Crowd in American Literature
276The Aesthetics and Politics of the Crowd in American Literature
276
65.99
In Stock
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521035903 |
---|---|
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 05/31/2007 |
Series: | Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture , #135 |
Pages: | 276 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
From the B&N Reads Blog