The Idea of Authorship in America: Democratic Poetics from Franklin to Melville

accept accordingly alienation allegory already American appears assert attempt audience authorship Autobiography become beginning Brockden Brown career character Charles claim conceived concern Confidence-Man continue Cooper course critics culture death democratic deny describes difference difficulty discussed division early effect epic established evident example exists explain fact fiction finally force formalism Franklin give hand Hawthorne Hawthorne's independent Indian individual kind language least less letter literature living longer matter meaning Melville Melville's Moby-Dick moral narrative nature never noted novel object once opposition particular perhaps Poe's position precisely present Press problem reader reason reference refusal relation remains representative responsibility rhetorical romance seems seen sense separation sort speak stands story Studies taken tale tells thing tion true truth turn Univ whole writing written York