{"product_id":"coopers-leatherstocking-novels-a-secular-reading-9780807857472","title":"Coopers LeatherStocking Novels  A Secular Reading","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Fenimore Cooper's “Leather-Stocking” tales, published between 1823 and 1841, are generally regarded as America's first major works of fiction. Here, Geoffrey Rans provides not simply a new reading of the five novels that comprise the series but also a new way of reading them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful and persuasive new reading of the Leather-Stocking tales. . . . Rans's introduction and endnotes develop a brilliant commentary on Cooper criticism and issues of critical theory. This is an important contribution to Cooper scholarship and to 19th-century cultural history.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e|\"\"This major interpretation of James Fenimore Cooper should result in the recognition that Cooper is a truly major American writer. Moreover, Rans's book is highly readable, genuinely exciting.\"\"--Everett Emerson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|\"\"Rans's reading of the Leather-Stocking tales is a work of exceptional merit, remarkable both for its comprehensive engagement of prior criticism and for its strikingly original insights. . . . A major contribution to Cooper studies.\"\"--William P. Kelly, Graduate Center, City University of New York|\"\"The example of Geoffrey Rans should inspire a deeper and more attentive reading than Cooper has ever had before.\"\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515492458839,"sku":"9780807857472","price":35.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/coopers-leatherstocking-novels-a-secular-reading-9780807857472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}