Fenimore Cooper : : A Study of His Life and Imagination / / Stephen Railton.
The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aest...
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Railton, Stephen, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Fenimore Cooper : A Study of His Life and Imagination / Stephen Railton. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©1978 1 online resource (302 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 1641 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Debts -- Texts and Abbreviations -- I. "The Secrets of Authorship" -- II. "Who I A m" -- III. "To Please Myself" -- IV. "Mental Independence" -- V. "At Home" -- VI. "King of the Woods" -- VII. "Filial Piety" -- Conclusion: "The Eclipse" -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aesthetic struggle to create reflected attempts to reconcile conflicting emotional needs, the author is able to provide a much-needed coherent interpretation of Cooper's achievement. Professor Railton's analysis shows that an awareness of the extent to which Cooper's father dominated his life is central to an understanding of his novels and his often contradictory behavior.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Issued also in print. 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 30. Aug 2021) Historical fiction, American History and criticism 19th century. Historical fiction, American History and criticism. Novelists, American Biography. Novelists, American 19th century Biography. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 9783110426847 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Literature 9783110413533 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691616230 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400870813 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400870813 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400870813.jpg |
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