The novel of purpose : literature and social reform in the Anglo-American world / Amanda Claybaugh.
"The Novel of Purpose proposes a new way of understanding social reform in Great Britain and the United States. Amanda Clayburgh offers readings that connect reformist agitation to the formal features of literary works and argues for a method of transatlantic study that attends not only to nati...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2007.
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| Summary: | "The Novel of Purpose proposes a new way of understanding social reform in Great Britain and the United States. Amanda Clayburgh offers readings that connect reformist agitation to the formal features of literary works and argues for a method of transatlantic study that attends not only to nations but also to the many groups that collaborate across national boundaries."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0801444802 9780801444807 |