Sensational Designs: The Cultural Work of American Fiction, 1790-1860
9780195041194
Description
What makes a literary classic? In "Sensational Designs" Jane Tompkins argues that it is not the intrinsic merit of a text, but rather the circumstances of its writing. Against the modernist belief that art, in order to be art, must be free from propaganda, Tompkins contends that writers like Brockden Brown, Cooper, Stowe, and Warner wrote in order to alter the face of the social world, not to elicit aesthetic appreciation.Thus, the value and significance of the novels, for readers of their time, depended on precisely those characteristics that formalist criticism has taught us to stereotyped characters, sensational plots, and cliched language.
Productinformatie
| Auteur | Tompkins, Jane |
|---|---|
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press |
| Publicatiedatum | 29-05-1986 |
| Aantal pagina's | 256 |
| Taal | English |
| Bindwijze | paperback |
| Afmetingen | 1.5 x 21.8 x 14.1 centimeters |
| Gewicht | 324 grams |
| Editie | 1 |
| ISBN | 9780195041194 |
| Conditie | Als nieuw |
Features
Author
Tompkins, Jane
Binding
paperback
Language
English
Pages
256
Publication date
29-05-1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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