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Sibling Romance in American Fiction, 1835-1900

Sibling Romance in American Fiction, 1835-1900

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This study posits that the narrative of sibling love as a culturally significant tradition in nineteenth-century American fiction. Ultimately, Emily E. VanDette suggests that these novels contribute to historical conversations about affiliation in such tumultuous contexts as sectional divisions, slavery debates, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Keywords

HistoryAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Literary CriticismAmericanModern19th CenturyUnited StatesSocial ScienceMedia Studies

2013Book

Author(s)Emily E. Vandette

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137287182

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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