Founded in Fiction - The Uses of Fiction in the Early United States

Summary

An original account of the importance of diverse forms of fiction in the early American republic-one that challenges the "rise of the novel" narrativeWhat is the use of fiction? This question preoccupied writers in the early United States, where many cultural authorities insisted that fiction-reading would mislead readers about reality. Founded

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"Literary historians . . . print culture scholars and genre studies folks . . . will all be delighted by the contribution Koenigs is making to their fields. The book’s merits are many, and it is sure to be well received."---Elizabeth Dill, Eighteenth-Century Studies

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Koenigs
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9780691188942
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18894-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literature: history & criticism, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism