Twain, Alcott, and the birth of the adolescent reform novel /

Trites argues that Twain and Alcott wrote on similar topics because they were so deeply affected by the Civil War, by cataclysmic emotional and financial losses in their families, by their cultural immersion in the tenets of Protestant philosophy, and by sexual tensions that may have stimulated thei...

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Main Author:	Trites, Roberta Seelinger, 1962-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2007.
Subjects:	Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Criticism and interpretation. Twain, Mark, > 1835-1910 > Influence. Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888 > Criticism and interpretation. Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888 > Influence. Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism. Adolescence in literature.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9781587297700 1587297701
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central