Form and Fable in American Fiction

by Daniel Hoffman

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Combining the disciplines of folklore and literary criticism in his perceptive readings of works by Irving, Hawthorne, Melville, and Mark Twain, Daniel Hoffman demonstrates how these authors transformed materials from both high and popular culture, from their European past and their American present, in works that helped to form our national consciousness. In his new preface, Hoffman describes the evolution of his critical method and suggests the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813915252

ISBN13:9780813915258

Release Date:March 1994

Publisher:University of Virginia Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Classics Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social Sciences

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