{"product_id":"the-syntax-of-class-9780472031818","title":"The Syntax of Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848 struggled to find social taxonomies to capture apparent inequalities of wealth and power. This study charts the terms through which these writers rendered class distinctions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLang's ability to move seamlessly between author and character, and her insistence on the relevance of class to both, offer an entirely new window into 19th-century literature. - Women's Review of Books \"\"Lang reveals how the ever-shifting problems of class identity in the United States can provide sophisticated structures for literary analysis. The result is an extremely well-written, solid, and sensitive work of literary and cultural history.\"\" - Gavin Jones, Stanford University","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037075964247,"sku":"9780472031818","price":26.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472031818.jpg?v=1750934287","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-syntax-of-class-9780472031818","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}