Sensational Designs: The Cultural Work of American Fiction, 1790-1860 by Jane Tompkins

Sensational Designs: The Cultural Work of American Fiction, 1790-1860

Jane Tompkins

256 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This challenging book works towards a redefinition of literature and literary study. The texts the author examines are viewed not as works of art embodying enduring themes, but as attempts to redefine the social order.

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