Sibling Romance in American Fiction, 1835-1900
Author | : E. VanDette |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2013-02-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137316905 |
ISBN-13 | : 113731690X |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sibling Romance in American Fiction, 1835-1900 written by E. VanDette and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-06 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study posits that the narrative of sibling love as a culturally significant tradition in nineteenth-century American fiction. Ultimately, Emily E. VanDette suggests that these novels contribute to historical conversations about affiliation in such tumultuous contexts as sectional divisions, slavery debates, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.