Worlding America

Oliver Scheiding

ISBN 10: 0804790809 / ISBN 13: 9780804790802

Edité par MK - Stanford University Press, 2014

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• Titre: Worlding America
• Éditeur: MK - Stanford University Press
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0804790809
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780804790802
• Reliure: HRD
• État de l'article: New
• Poids: 555 grammes

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Synopsis

Worlding America explores the circulation of short narratives in the early Americas through a combination of neglected primary materials and scholarly commentary. Building on recent reconsiderations of American literature in light of transnational and hemispheric approaches, it follows the migration of stories from various backgrounds and demonstrates how forms and themes developed in a new literary market that spanned the Atlantic world.

While short narratives prior to 1800 have been largely excluded from critical discussions as well as anthologies, they give insight into the conditions of publishing and writing as well as the demand for brief, entertaining pieces that was met by a wide variety of sources, including sermons, letters, diaries, travelogues, and, eventually, magazines and newspapers. Breaking with traditional concepts of period, authorship, and genre, Worlding America groups the different types of narratives it anthologizes according to key subject areas such as "Life Writing," "Female Agency," or the "Cultures of Print." Each section is introduced by a headnote that explains relevant historical and literary developments, situating each narrative in its cultural context and providing its publication history. Suggestions for further reading will also be appreciated by scholars and students wishing to pursue research in these underrepresented forms.

À propos de l?auteur

Oliver Scheiding is Professor of Early American Literature and Associate Director of the Obama Institute for American Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz. Martin Seidl is Research Assistant at the Obama Institute for American Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz.