Misery's Mathematics: Mourning, Compensation, and Reality in Antebellum American Literature
Author:   Peter Balaam (Carleton College, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138981249


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   29 July 2016
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Misery's Mathematics: Mourning, Compensation, and Reality in Antebellum American Literature


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Author:   Peter Balaam (Carleton College, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9781138981249


ISBN 10:   1138981249
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   29 July 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: ""Misery’s Mathematics"" Chapter One: ""The Laws of our Learning"": Emerson’s Grief and the Geological Principles of Loss Chapter Two: Playing with Water: Thrill and Theodicy in The Wide, Wide World Chapter Three: Representing Grief, Mourning Representation: Melville’s Piazza Tales Afterword: Soldering the Abyss: The Possibilities of Compensation Notes Works Cited Index"

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Peter Balaam teaches English and American Studies at Carleton College.

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