Marriage, violence, and the nation in the American literary West /
Handley, William R.
Marriage, violence, and the nation in the American literary West / William R. Handley. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [(c)2002.] - 1 online resource (xi, 261 pages) : illustrations. - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; [132. . - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 132. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Western unions -- Turner's rhetorical frontier -- Marrying for race and nation: Wister's omniscience and omissions -- Polygamy and empire: Grey's distinctions -- Unwedded west: Cather's divides -- Accident and destiny: Fitzgerald's fantastic geography -- Promises and betrayals: Joan Didion and Wallace Stegner.
In Marriage, Violence and the Nation in the American Literary West, William R. Handley examines literary interpretations of the western American past. Handley examines works of historiography, as well as writing by Zane Grey, Willa Cather, Wallace Stegner and Joan Didion among others.
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9780511061028
MYILIB_CUp
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American literature--History and criticism.--West (U.S.)
Novelists, American--Homes and haunts--West (U.S.)
Domestic fiction, American--History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Western stories--History and criticism.
Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
Family violence in literature.
Women pioneers in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Violence in literature.
West (U.S.)--Intellectual life.
West (U.S.)--In literature.
Electronic Books.
PS271
Marriage, violence, and the nation in the American literary West / William R. Handley. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [(c)2002.] - 1 online resource (xi, 261 pages) : illustrations. - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; [132. . - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 132. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Western unions -- Turner's rhetorical frontier -- Marrying for race and nation: Wister's omniscience and omissions -- Polygamy and empire: Grey's distinctions -- Unwedded west: Cather's divides -- Accident and destiny: Fitzgerald's fantastic geography -- Promises and betrayals: Joan Didion and Wallace Stegner.
In Marriage, Violence and the Nation in the American Literary West, William R. Handley examines literary interpretations of the western American past. Handley examines works of historiography, as well as writing by Zane Grey, Willa Cather, Wallace Stegner and Joan Didion among others.
0511061021 9780511061028 0511069480 9780511069482 0511120818 9780511120817 9786610161409 6610161402
9780511061028
MYILIB_CUp
2002016593
American literature--History and criticism.--West (U.S.)
Novelists, American--Homes and haunts--West (U.S.)
Domestic fiction, American--History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Western stories--History and criticism.
Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
Family violence in literature.
Women pioneers in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Violence in literature.
West (U.S.)--Intellectual life.
West (U.S.)--In literature.
Electronic Books.
PS271