| Homelessness in American Literature: Romanticism, Realism, and Testimony Contributor(s): Allen, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138868906 ISBN-13: 9781138868908 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - General - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| Physical Information: 204 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book analyzes the theme of homelessness in American literature from the Civil War through the depression. Drawing on the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane, Jacob Riis, Jack London, Meridel Le Sueur and many others, it reveals how homelessness has been either romanticized or objectified. |