Sensational Designs: The Cultural Work of American Fiction 1790-1860

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Abstract

This challenging book works towards a redefinition of literature and literary study. The texts the author examines are viewed not as works of art embodying enduring themes, but as attempts to redefine the social order.

Topics & Keywords

Comics and Graphic Narratives American and British Literature Analysis Themes in Literature Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Poetics Today

Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. 463-463

DOI: 10.2307/1773064

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