This book explores the dark, unruly, and self-destructive side of
gift-giving as represented in nineteenth-century literary works by
American authors. It asserts the centrality and relevance of gift
exchange for modern American literary and intellectual history and
reveals the ambiguity of the gift in various social and cultural
contexts, including those of race, sex, gender, religion,
consumption, and literature. Focusing on authors as diverse as
Emerson, Kirkland, Child, Sedgwick, Hawthorne, Poe, Douglass,
Stowe, Holmes, Henry James, Twain, Howells, Wilkins Freeman, and O.
Henry as well as lesser-known, obscure, and anonymous authors,
Dangerous Giving explores ambivalent relations between dangerous
gifts, modern ideology of disinterested giving, and sentimental
tradition.
General
Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
American Literature Readings in the 21st Century |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Alexandra Urakova
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Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
244 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-093272-5 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-093272-9 |
Barcode: |
9783030932725 |
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