{"product_id":"writing-the-republic-9780231141383","title":"Writing the Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the works of Herman Melville, Gore Vidal, Russell Banks, Lionel Trilling, and Philip Roth, the author scrutinizes a number of critical studies and makes a cogent case for a more interdisciplinary approach to the American political novel that focuses less on the politics of representation and more on the representation of politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] clear, often brilliant study... Recommended CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction. Liberalism and the Problem of Tradition in American Literature Part 1. The Nineteenth-Century Context  1. Elusive Republicanism: Thomas Jefferson and the Foundations of American Politics in Gore Vidal's Burr 2. \"Our Divine Equality\": Russell Banks's Cloudsplitter and the Redemptive Liberalism of the Lincoln Republic Part 2. The Twentieth-Century Context  3. Ideas in Modulation: Marxism and Liberal Revaluation in Lionel Trilling's The Middle of the Journey 4. Liberalism Betrayed: Neoconservatism and the Postwar American Left in Philip Roth's American Trilogy Conclusion. Writing the Republic: Moby Dick and the Form of American Political Fiction Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400228839767,"sku":"9780231141383","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231141383.jpg?v=1730470125","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-the-republic-9780231141383","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}