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American Writers and the Picturesque Tour - The Search for National Identity, 1790-1860 (Hardcover)
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American Writers and the Picturesque Tour - The Search for National Identity, 1790-1860 (Hardcover)
Series: Garland Studies in 19th Century American Literature
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Explores a beloved genre
Even before the age of the Romantics, travel literature was a
favorite genre of English and American writers and readers. After
the War of 1812, Americans' passion for scenic beauty inspired them
to take the picturesque tour of America as well as going to Europe
for the requisite Grand Tour. The written American version of the
popular British tour in various guidebooks helped shape the
literature of the new nation as nearly every major writer of the
first half of the 19th century contributed to it from Poe, who
provided several comic pieces, and Irving to Thoreau, for whom the
tour symbolized moral and spiritual growth, and Margaret Fuller.
Offers new perspectives
American writers adapted the picturesque to express their
nationalistic sentiments; picturesque discourse offered a flexible
series of conventions that enable writers to celebrate the places,
people, and legends that set America apart. This volume
demonstrates the vital role of this genre in the formation of
national literary taste and national culture and offers fresh and
exciting perspectives on the topic. Includes index. Also includes
maps.
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