Title: An American icon :
Authors: Morgan, Winifred,
Date: 1988
Publisher: University of Delaware Press ;
Physical description: 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: P
Contents: 1. Jonathan's territory -- 2. Brother Jonathan on the stage -- 3. Sources of the staged Jonathan -- 4. The cartoon character : beginnings and heyday -- 5. The cartoon character : no longer an original -- 6. Refracted images in occasional verse -- 7. Refracted images in comic anecdotes -- 8. Literary development -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A. The Lexington march. Appendix B. Comments on the texts and production history of the Jonathan plays -- Appendix C. Brother Jonathan in separately published cartoons.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): American literature--1783-1850--History and criticism.; American literature--Revolution, 1775-1783--History and criticism.; American literature--Revolutionary period, 1775-1783--History and criticism.; American wit and humor--History and criticism.; Brother Jonathan (Nickname); Brother Jonathan (Nickname) in literature.; National characteristics, American, in literature.; Popular culture--United States--History--18th century.; Popular culture--United States.; Popular literature--United States--History and criticism.