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Episodic Poetics

by Matthew Garrett

American literature, history and criticism, 1783-1850Literature and societyNarration (rhetoric)Literary formPlots (drama, novel, etc.)American literatureHistory and criticismHistory

"Merges narrative theory with social and political history to explain the early American fascination with the episodic, piecemeal plot."--Book jacket

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Book data: Open Library