Picturesque literature and the transformation of the American landscape, 1835-1874 /

This work challenges dominant narratives of the concerns of nineteenth century literature to show how supposedly minor works of picturesque helped transform the American landscape, and create what we now recognize as the defining spaces of American life.

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Online Access:Electronic book from Oxford Scholarship Online
Main Author: Evelev, John, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Ã2021
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford studies in American literary history.
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