The Emergence of the American Frontier Hero 1682-1826

Gender, Action, and Emotion
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-38346-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Reihe: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century

The study follows the early evolution of the American frontier hero, from its roots in Mary Rowlandson's narration of her experiences as a prisoner during King Phillip's war through works by Unca Eliza Winkfield, Charles Brockden Brown, James Fenimore Cooper, the film-maker John Ford, and actor John Wayne.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

MacNeil, D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The American Frontier Hero in Mary Rowlandson's Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration Mythological Roots of the American Frontier Hero Mary Rowlandson, Puritan Hero Mothering the Adamic Hero Transcending Gendered English American Social Positions: Gender and Racial Multiplicity in The Female American; or, the Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield Dancing between Ferocity and Delicacy in Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Charles Brockden Brown Reconstituting the American Frontier Hero through James Fenimore Mary Rowlandson in Jeans: The John Ford/John Wayne Film The Searchers and the Mary Rowlandson Heroic Archetype

Über Autor(innen)

DENISE MARY MACNEIL is Associate Professor at the University of Redlands, USA.