Mercenaries in British and American Literature, 1790-1830: Writing, Fighting, and Marrying for Money

(Part of the Edinburgh Critical Studies in Transatlantic Literatures Series)

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The presence in Romantic-era literature of the mercenary is historically important, but often neglected. This book proposes the mercenary as a focal point for transatlantic analysis in both American and European contexts. The mercenary of popular imagination disregards patriotic feeling in contracting to serve whatever commander will pay well. Like the slave, the mercenary ends up obeying a master with no claim of national, religious, or familial...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0748636447

ISBN13:9780748636440

Release Date:May 2010

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Mercenaries in British and American Literature, 1790-1830: Writing, Fighting, and Marrying for Money

(Part of the Edinburgh Critical Studies in Transatlantic Literatures Series)

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