About the book
Originally published in 1979. Eric Sundquist takes four representative writers—James Fenimore Cooper, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville—and considers the way in which each grapples with the crucial issues of genealogy and authority in his works. From all four a common pattern emerges: the desire to revolt against the past is countered by the need to invoke or even repeat it. Sundquist's approach to the texts is psychoanalytic, but he does not attempt a clinical dissection of each writer; rather, he determines how personal crisis became material for engaging with larger questions of social and literary crisis.
Editions of Home as Found
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780801822414
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781421430607
- EBook
- ISBN 9781421431000
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Originally published in 1979. Eric Sundquist takes four representative writers—James Fenimore Cooper, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville—and considers the way in which each grapples with the crucial issues of genealogy and authority in his works. From all four a common pattern emerges: the desire to revolt against the past is countered by the need to invoke or even repeat it. Sundquist's approach to the texts is psychoanalytic, but he does not attempt a clinical dissection of each writer; rather, he determines how personal crisis became material for engaging with larger questions of social and literary crisis.
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What is Home as Found about?
Originally published in 1979. Eric Sundquist takes four representative writers—James Fenimore Cooper, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville—and considers the way in which each grapples with the crucial issues of genealogy and authority in his works. From all four a common pattern emerges: the desire to revolt against the past is countered by the need to invoke or even repeat it. Sundquist's approach to the texts is psychoanalytic, but he does not attempt a clinical dissection of each writer; rather, he determines how personal crisis became material for engaging with larger questions of social and literary crisis.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Home as Found?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
Where can I read a sample of Home as Found?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780801822414
How long is Home as Found and how many pages does it have?
Home as Found has 238 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Home as Found?
Eric J. Sundquist
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Home as Found is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780801822414) and paperback(ISBN 9781421430607) and ebook(ISBN 9781421431000)
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