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Homicide in American fiction, 1798-1860

Homicide in American fiction, 1798-1860

A Study in Social Values
HistorySociology
Pages
364
Published
1957
Language
English

Synopsis

This scholarly work examines the depiction of homicide in American fiction published between 1798 and 1860. It explores how these narratives reflected and influenced the social values and moral landscape of 19th-century America. The book offers a critical analysis of the historical context surrounding literary portrayals of murder and its societal implications.

Prose complexity
10/10

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InformativeIntellectualReflectiveComplex

Genres

History Sociology

About the author

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David Brion Davis

David Brion Davis (16 February 1927- ) David Brion Davis is 'Sterling Professor' of History Emeritus at Yale, Connecticut as well as Director Emeritus of Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition. Born in Denver in 1927, the son of journalist, novelist, and screenwriter Clyde Brion Davis (1898-1962) and the artist and writer Martha Wirt Davis (1905-1951), David lived a peripatetic childhood in California, Colorado, New York, and Washington State...