Beneath the American Renaissance
Subtitle: the subversive imagination in the age of Emerson and Melville
By: David S. Reynolds.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 625
Subjects: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Contemporaries; Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Contemporaries; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Popular literature -- United States -- History and criticism; Social problems in literature; Sensationalism in literature; Social norms in literature; Reform in literature; Women in literature
Other titles: Subversive imagination in the age of Emerson and Melville.
Description: A study of prominent 19th century American writers shows how they assimilated themes and images from popular culture into their art, particulary sensationalistic literature that addressed controversial themes such as religion, slavery, sexual mores, and workers' and women's rights.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 569-604.
Includes index.