Purloined Letters: Originality and Repetition in American Literature

By Joseph N. Riddel

A collection of six essays (three previously unpublished) forming a meditation on the theory of a specifically American literature. Riddel explores cardinal oppositions creation versus representation, poetry versus criticism, geography versus ego-graphy through an examination of classic 19th c

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807118729
• ISBN13: 9780807118726
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"