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Homelessness in American Literature

Romanticism, Realism and Testimony

John Allen author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:31st Oct '03

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This book analyzes the theme of homelessness in American literature from the Civil War through the depression. Drawing on the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Horatio Alger, Stephen Crane, Jacob Riis, Jack London, Meridel Le Sueur and many others, it reveals how homelessness has been either romanticized or objectified.

ISBN: 9780415945899

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 408g

204 pages