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The Literature of Labor and the Labors of Literature

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Exploring the interplay between labor and literature, this book examines how fictional and nonfictional texts from nineteenth-century America reflect economic discourse and aesthetic representation. The author argues that allegory was critiqued similarly to mechanized labor, revealing a shared flatness in character portrayal that undermined traditional work ethics and American individualism. Through analyses of works by Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and Henry Adams, the text redefines allegorical narrative as a complex medium for social commentary and authorial engagement.

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The Literature of Labor and the Labors of Literature, Cindy Weinstein

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Jaar van publicatie
2016
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Titel
The Literature of Labor and the Labors of Literature
Taal
Engels
Jaar van publicatie
2016
Formaat
Hardcover
Aantal pagina's
284
ISBN13
9780521470544
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Exploring the interplay between labor and literature, this book examines how fictional and nonfictional texts from nineteenth-century America reflect economic discourse and aesthetic representation. The author argues that allegory was critiqued similarly to mechanized labor, revealing a shared flatness in character portrayal that undermined traditional work ethics and American individualism. Through analyses of works by Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and Henry Adams, the text redefines allegorical narrative as a complex medium for social commentary and authorial engagement.