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A systematic study of the most iconic national character in the US in nineteenth-century literature and culture

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"Bridging literary and cultural studies, Stefanie Sch fer considers the Yankee in various guises: as national representative, stage performer, wily businessman, and regional personality. With lively visual examples and rich archival materials,?Yankee Yarns?interrogates gendered and racialized notions of U.S. identity and offers fresh, valuable insights on the transatlantic creation of American character." -Leslie E. Eckel, Suffolk University

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9781474477451, 978-1474477451
      ISBN10: 1474477453
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      Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A systematic study of the most iconic national character in the US in nineteenth-century literature and culture

      Trade Review
      "Bridging literary and cultural studies, Stefanie Sch fer considers the Yankee in various guises: as national representative, stage performer, wily businessman, and regional personality. With lively visual examples and rich archival materials,?Yankee Yarns?interrogates gendered and racialized notions of U.S. identity and offers fresh, valuable insights on the transatlantic creation of American character." -Leslie E. Eckel, Suffolk University

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