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26. Cover image for 'New York-Paris'
Whitman, Baudelaire, and the Hybrid City
Laure Katsaros

A comparison of the mid-19th-century city in the poetry of Walt Whitman and Charles Baudelaire and their responses to the inescapable push of modernization

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Whitman, Baudelaire, and the Hybrid City
Laure Katsaros
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27. Cover image for 'Imagining the Forest'
Narratives of Michigan and the Upper Midwest
John Knott
How the meaning of the forest developed in the Great Lakes
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Narratives of Michigan and the Upper Midwest
John Knott
How the meaning of the forest developed in the Great Lakes
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Narratives of Michigan and the Upper Midwest
John Knott
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28. Cover image for 'James Baldwin'
America and Beyond
Bill Schwarz and Cora Kaplan, editors
An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields
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America and Beyond
Edited by Cora Kaplan and Bill Schwarz
An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields
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America and Beyond
Edited by Bill Schwarz and Cora Kaplan
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29. Cover image for 'Kin of Another Kind'
Transracial Adoption in American Literature
Cynthia Callahan

Rereads 20th-century American literature as it has portrayed adoption across racial lines, from Faulkner to Kingsolver

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Transracial Adoption in American Literature
Cynthia Callahan

Rereads 20th-century American literature as it has portrayed adoption across racial lines, from Faulkner to Kingsolver

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The Making of Hawthorne's Damned Politics
Larry J. Reynolds
Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a racist? A compelling second look at a canonical American author
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The Making of Hawthorne's Damned Politics
Larry J. Reynolds
Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a racist? A compelling second look at a canonical American author
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31. Cover image for 'Risk Culture'
Performance and Danger in Early America
Joseph Fichtelberg
Close textual analysis explores the culture of risk in our country's early days
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Performance and Danger in Early America
Joseph Fichtelberg
Close textual analysis explores the culture of risk in our country's early days
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Performance and Danger in Early America
Joseph Fichtelberg

Close textual analysis explores the culture of risk in our country's early days

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Literary Traces of Eugene O'Neill and Agnes Boulton
William Davies King
The long-neglected story of a literary marriage and the wife who helped America's first canonical playwright launch his career
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Literary Traces of Eugene O'Neill and Agnes Boulton
William Davies King
The long-neglected story of a literary marriage and the wife who helped America's first canonical playwright launch his career
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33. Cover image for 'These Days of Large Things'
The Culture of Size in America, 1865-1930
Michael Tavel Clarke
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The Culture of Size in America, 1865-1930
Michael Tavel Clarke
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Race, Consumer Culture, and American Literature, 1893-1933
James C. Davis
Examines the critical role that race played in the birth of U.S. consumer culture 
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Race, Consumer Culture, and American Literature, 1893-1933
James C. Davis
Examines the critical role that race played in the birth of U.S. consumer culture 
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35. Cover image for 'Arthur Miller's Global Theater'
Enoch Brater, Editor
How an American playwright is performed on stages around the world
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Enoch Brater, Editor
How an American playwright is performed on stages around the world
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36. Cover image for 'Vanishing Moments'
Class and American Literature
Eric Schocket
Explores how the effects of class permeated American culture in nearly a century of literary writing
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Class and American Literature
Eric Schocket
Explores how the effects of class permeated American culture in nearly a century of literary writing
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Advice on Craft
Enlarged and Revised Edition
Douglas Bauer
A master storyteller and teacher talks about the tools of the fiction writer's craft
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Advice on Craft
Enlarged and Revised Edition
Douglas Bauer
A master storyteller and teacher talks about the tools of the fiction writer's craft
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38. Cover image for 'The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson'
Harry J. Elam, Jr.
An indispensable guide to the dramatic work of one of America's most important contemporary playwrights
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Harry J. Elam, Jr.
An indispensable guide to the dramatic work of one of America's most important contemporary playwrights
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Harry J. Elam, Jr.
An indispensable guide to the dramatic work of one of America's most important contemporary playwrights
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Reflections on Poetry and Social Class
Gary Lenhart
Thoughtfully investigates the important yet little-heralded topic of the effect of class on the poet's life and work
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Reflections on Poetry and Social Class
Gary Lenhart
Thoughtfully investigates the important yet little-heralded topic of the effect of class on the poet's life and work
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40. Cover image for 'Arthur Miller's America'
Theater and Culture in a Time of Change
Enoch Brater, Editor
International critics explore Arthur Miller's longstanding commitment to forging a uniquely American theater
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Theater and Culture in a Time of Change
Enoch Brater, Editor
International critics explore Arthur Miller's longstanding commitment to forging a uniquely American theater
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Essays on Fiction Writing
Debra Spark
Lively and engaging essays on aspects of the writer's craft from an acclaimed novelist
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Essays on Fiction Writing
Debra Spark
Lively and engaging essays on aspects of the writer's craft from an acclaimed novelist
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42. Cover image for 'Material Witness'
The Selected Letters of Fairfield Porter
Ted Leigh, Editor
The fascinating story of New York School Fairfield Porter, as revealed through his personal letters
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The Selected Letters of Fairfield Porter
Ted Leigh, Editor
The fascinating story of New York School Fairfield Porter, as revealed through his personal letters
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43. Cover image for 'The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader'
Susan Vaneta Mason, Editor
Celebrates the San Francisco Mime Troupe with scripts representative of the troupe's work
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Susan Vaneta Mason, Editor
Celebrates the San Francisco Mime Troupe with scripts representative of the troupe's work
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Essays on Poetry
Alice Notley
A collection of critical pieces by acclaimed poet Alice Notley, author of Mysteries of Small Houses and Disobedience
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Essays on Poetry
Alice Notley
A collection of critical pieces by acclaimed poet Alice Notley, author of Mysteries of Small Houses and Disobedience
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Historical Perspectives
E. Wayne Carp, Editor
Collects essays that provide an overview of the history of adoption in the United States
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Historical Perspectives
E. Wayne Carp
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Voltairine de Cleyre and the Revolution of the Mind
Eugenia C. DeLamotte
Rediscovers and celebrates the long-neglected writing of one of the world's most important feminist anarchists
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Voltairine de Cleyre and the Revolution of the Mind
Eugenia C. DeLamotte
Rediscovers and celebrates the long-neglected writing of one of the world's most important feminist anarchists
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Essays
Paul Hoover
Pointed essays and an interview from one of contemporary literature's most engaging critics, poets, and editors
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Essays
Paul Hoover
Pointed essays and an interview from one of contemporary literature's most engaging critics, poets, and editors
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48. Cover image for 'Imagining Adoption'
Essays on Literature and Culture
Marianne Novy, Editor
Engaging essays on the theme of adoption as seen in literary works and in writings by adoptees, adoptive parents, and adoption activists
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48. Cover image for 'Imagining Adoption'
Essays on Literature and Culture
Marianne Novy, Editor
Engaging essays on the theme of adoption as seen in literary works and in writings by adoptees, adoptive parents, and adoption activists
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American Theater, Culture, and Politics, 1915-48
J. Ellen Gainor
The first in-depth examination of the theatrical achievements of this acclaimed playwright
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American Theater, Culture, and Politics, 1915-48
J. Ellen Gainor
The first in-depth examination of the theatrical achievements of this acclaimed playwright
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50. Cover image for 'Secret Spaces of Childhood'
Elizabeth Goodenough, Editor
This eclectic, wide-ranging anthology of essays, art, poetry, fiction, and memoir gathers distinguished contributors, from Wole Soyinka to Joyce Carol Oates
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Elizabeth Goodenough, Editor
This eclectic, wide-ranging anthology of essays, art, poetry, fiction, and memoir gathers distinguished contributors, from Wole Soyinka to Joyce Carol Oates
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