Thin Culture, High Art Gogol, Hawthorne, and Authorship in Nineteenth-Century Russia and America |
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| Author:
| Lounsbery, Anne |
| Series title: | Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02381-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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In the early 19th century a perceived absence of literature in Russia and America gave rise to grandiose notions of literature's importance. This book examines how two traditions worked to refigure cultural lack by insisting on it. Through a comparative study of Gogol and Hawthorne, Lounsbery examines striking parallels.
In the early 19th century a perceived absence of literature in Russia and America gave rise to grandiose notions of literature's importance. This book examines how two traditions worked to refigure cultural lack by insisting on it. Through a comparative study of Gogol and Hawthorne, Lounsbery examines striking parallels.