Homelessness in American literature : romanticism, realism, and testimony
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Homelessness in American literature : romanticism, realism, and testimony
(Studies in American popular history and culture)(A Routledge series)
Routledge, 2018, c2004
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"First issued in paparback 2018"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction: How the Other Half Lives: Representations of Homelessness in American Literature 1. In my Father's House are Many Mansions: Homelessness and Domesticity in Uncle Tom's Cabin 2. Street Arabs and the Tramp Menace: The Function of Homeless Characters in the Work of Horatio Alger 3. The Other (Half) and How It Lives: Jacob Riis and Stephen Crane's Vision of Poverty and Homelessness 4. Romance of The Road : Jack London and the Publication of Tramp Autobiographies in America 5. I did not Write These Stories: Meridel Le Sueur and American Testimonial Literature Conclusion: American Testimonial Literature and The Contemporary Discourse of Homelessness
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