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John Allen
Homelessness in American Literature [EPUB ebook]
Romanticism, Realism and Testimony

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This book analyzes the theme of homelessness in American literature from the Civil War through the depression. Drawing on the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane, Jacob Riis, Jack London, Meridel Le Sueur and many others, it reveals how homelessness has been either romanticized or objectified.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 204 ● ISBN 9781317726289 ● Verlag Taylor and Francis ● Erscheinungsjahr 2018 ● herunterladbar 3 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 6707594 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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