Combining rigorous historicism with new critical theory, and using a feminist perspective, Davidson questions the ideology implicit in any definition of a univocal "American literary tradition" and goes far beyond polemics to show an alternative--and subversive--American literary tradition at work. Examining not only the early novels themselves but also the people who produced them, sold them, and read them, she presents the genesis of American literature in its fullest possible context.
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Combining rigorous historicism with new critical theory, and using a feminist perspective, Davidson questions the ideology implicit in any definition of a univocal "American literary tradition" and goes far beyond polemics to show an alternative--and subversive--American literary tradition at work. Examining not only the early novels themselves but also the people who produced them, sold them, and read them, she presents the genesis of American literature in its fullest possible context.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Blindstamp of former owner on title page, no other defects. Dust jacket is price-clipped, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. A beautiful copy. 8vo 8"-9" tall. 333 pages. K1.