Sibling Romance in American Fiction, 1835-1900

VanDette, E.

This study posits that the narrative of sibling love as a culturally significant tradition in nineteenth-century American fiction. Ultimately, Emily E. VanDette suggests that these novels contribute to historical conversations about affiliation in such tumultuous contexts as sectional divisions, slavery debates, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-02-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349449583

DOI: 10.1057/9781137316905

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 204