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Author: Andrew Burstein ,
Nancy Isenberg ,
Curtis Armstrong ,
Elizabeth Bradley
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Imprint: Louisiana State University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780807177594
ISBN 10: 0807177598
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 September 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The preeminent American writer of his day, Washington Irving remained popular into the early twentieth century before changing tastes and contexts diminished his appeal. This volume, marking the bicentennial of Irving's The Sketch Book, helps explain why his writings mattered in the early republic, how they found their way into other media, and why they remain relevant. Those interested in Irving will find much to enjoy, and the quality of the writing makes the book enjoyable for specialists and nonspecialists alike. --Scott E. Casper, president of the American Antiquarian Society and author of Constructing American Lives: Biography and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America
"""This interdisciplinary collection of ten essays, initially intended for a conference scuttled by COVID, examines Washington Irving (1783-1859) as both producer and product of American historical consciousness. . . . what emerges is an intriguing account of how Irving established himself as the first internationally recognized US literary celebrity, someone whose ""fan base rivaled Lord Byron's.""--Choice ""The preeminent American writer of his day, Washington Irving remained popular into the early twentieth century before changing tastes and contexts diminished his appeal. This volume, marking the bicentennial of Irving's The Sketch Book, helps explain why his writings mattered in the early republic, how they found their way into other media, and why they remain relevant. Those interested in Irving will find much to enjoy, and the quality of the writing makes the book enjoyable for specialists and nonspecialists alike.""--Scott E. Casper, president of the American Antiquarian Society and author of Constructing American Lives: Biography and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America"
Author Information
Andrew Burstein is the Charles P. Manship Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving, along with many other books on early US history. Nancy Isenberg is the T. Harry Williams Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of the New York Times bestseller White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America. Her other books include Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr.
