19 Century American Fiction th

Nation, nationality, nationalism have proven extremely difficult to define (3)... “I am driven to the conclusion that no ‘scientific definition’ of the nation can be devised; yet

rich; but by riches I do not mean gold and silver […] I mean a better sort of wealth, cleared lands, cattle, good houses, good clothes, and an. increase of people to enjoy

Romanticism, Gothic Literature and Irving Washington’s “The Legend of Sleepy

When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would

Notions of the Americans (1828) by James Fenimore

“The Significance of the American Frontier in American History” (1893) by Frederick Jackson Turner... “Up to our own day American history has been in a large degree the history of the

It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.”. Quoth the

himself to the angels, nor unto death utterly, save only through the weakness of his feeble will.”... When is the