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Author:

McCree, J. Woodrow (John Woodrow), 1963- author.

Title:

Washington Irving's critique of American culture : sketching a vision of world citizenship / J. Woodrow McCree.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Irving, Washington,--1783-1859--Political and social views.
Irving, Washington,--1783-1859--Criticism and interpretation.
Irving, Washington,--1783-1859.
1783-1899
World citizenship--In literature.
Romanticism--United States.
Art and literature--United States--History--19th century.
American literature--19th century--History and criticism.
World citizenship in literature.
American literature.
Art and literature.
Civilization.
Literature.
Political and social views.
Romanticism.
United States--In literature.
United States--Civilization--1783-1865.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173 - 179) and index.

Contents:

World citizenship on frontiers near and far. Satire in the name of world citizenship -- The picturesque aesthetic and neo-classical/Romantic boundary-crossing -- American Ovid, American Virgil, American Claude, and pumpkin smasher -- Irving's critique of American culture in "The legend of Sleepy Hollow" -- World citizenship on frontiers near and far.

Summary:

"Washington Irving's Critique of American Culture argues that Irving offers not only a critique of a culture losing rootedness, but also positive multi-cultural vision of world citizenship in the new Republic. American Romantic art contemporary to Irving sheds light on his critique and positive vision of what America could be"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1793619611
9781793619617

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1246285213

LCCN:

2021017973

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)