Title: Misery's Mathematics
Subtitle: Mourning, Compensation, and Reality in Antebellum American Literature (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Grief in literature, American literature, Bereavement in literature, American literature, history and criticism, Emerson, ralph waldo, 1803-1882, Melville, herman, 1819-1891, American literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Littérature américaine, Histoire et critique, Chagrin dans la littérature, Deuil dans la littérature, LITERARY CRITICISM, American, General, Lightning-rod man (Melville, Herman)
People: Herman Melville (1819-1891), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Susan Warner (1819-1885)
Time periods: 19th century