Sites Unseen : : Architecture, Race, and American Literature / / William A. Gleason.
Sites Unseen examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture, the period not only in which American architecture came of age professionally in the U.S. but also in which ideas about architecture became a prominent part of broader...
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Gleason, William A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Sites Unseen : Architecture, Race, and American Literature / William A. Gleason. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2011] ©2011 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda America and the Long 19th Century ; 23 Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Race, Writing, Architecture -- 1. Cottage Desire -- 2. Piazza Tales -- 3. Imperial Bungalow -- 4. Keyless Rooms -- Coda. Black Cabin, White House -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Sites Unseen examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture, the period not only in which American architecture came of age professionally in the U.S. but also in which ideas about architecture became a prominent part of broader conversations about American culture, history, politics, and-although we have not yet understood this clearly-race relations. This rich and copiously illustrated interdisciplinary study explores the ways that American writing between roughly 1850 and 1930 concerned itself, often intensely, with the racial implications of architectural space primarily, but not exclusively, through domestic architecture.In addition to identifying an archive of provocative primary materials, Sites Unseen draws significantly on important recent scholarship in multiple fields ranging from literature, history, and material culture to architecture, cultural geography, and urban planning. Together the chapters interrogate a variety of expressive American vernacular forms, including the dialect tale, the novel of empire, letters, and pulp stories, along with the plantation cabin, the West Indian cottage, the Latin American plaza, and the “Oriental” parlor. These are some of the overlooked plots and structures that can and should inform a more comprehensive consideration of the literary and cultural meanings of American architecture. Making sense of the relations between architecture, race, and American writing of the long nineteenth century-in their regional, national, and hemispheric contexts-Sites Unseen provides a clearer view not only of this catalytic era but also more broadly of what architectural historian Dell Upton has aptly termed the social experience of the built environment. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) American literature History and criticism 19th century. American literature History and criticism 20th century. American literature 19th century History and criticism. American literature 20th century History and criticism. Architecture and literature. Architecture in literature. Race in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814732465 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814733271 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814733271/original |
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