UPDATE: American Historical Lit, 1876-1886 (3/17/04; MLA '04)

From: Ben Railton (barailton@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Feb 06 2004 - 15:00:59 EST


Note: Deadline for abstracts extended one week.

Proposed panel for 2004 MLA Conference in Philadelphia:

Visions of History in American Literature, 1876-1886. How did historical
literature (in all genres) portray and construct the American past in this
critical post-Centennial and –Reconstruction decade? All approaches welcome.
Abstracts by 17 Mar.; Ben Railton (barailton@hotmail.com).

A few examples of historical texts (broadly defined) from the decade:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Grandissimes
The Bostonians
Sarah Piatt’s poetry
Herman Melville’s Clarel
Uncle Remus tales
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Send abstracts to barailton@hotmail.com.

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