Beyond understanding : appeals to the imagination, passions, and will in mid-nineteenth-century American women's fiction /
Martha L. Henning.
Bok Engelsk 1996 · Electronic books
| Utgitt | New York : : Peter Lang, , c1996.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (205 p. )
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| Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - To appreciate how and why America's first best-sellers so gripped the American soul, current readers need to recapture the era's cognitive paradigm. In Beyond Understanding, Dr. Henning introduces us to the nineteenth-century mind, influenced, in large part, by eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher, theologian, and rhetorician, George Campbell. Reading "feminine fifties" works in light of Campbell's faculty psychology helps reveal why this fiction so inspired its original readers; further, acknowledging and reevaluating marginalized reading methods supports an expanding literary canon. Finally, revisiting Campbell's "philosophy of rhetoric" encourages current lovers of discourse to experience literature and life holistically - beyond understanding.
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| Emner | Campbell, George, , 1719-1796. : Philosophy of rhetoric.
American fiction - History and criticism. Emotions in literature. Imagination in literature. Vis mer... Individuality in literature.
Literature and society - History - United States Narration (Rhetoric) - History Psychology and literature. Self in literature. Will in literature. Women and literature - History - United States 1800-tallet American Literature Engelsk litteratur English Fiksjonsprosa Kjønnsroller Kristentro Kvinnelitteratur Kvinner Languages & Literatures Litteratur : (NO-TrBIB)HUME06452 Motiver (Litteratur) Motiver : (NO-TrBIB)HUME29169 Romaner Romanforfattere USA |
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| ISBN | 0820428612
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