Phillips, Christopher N. <br/><br/>
Epic in American Culture  Settlement to Reconstruction / 
Christopher N. Phillips. 
 - 1 online resource (376 p.) 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Columbian strains: the diffusion of epic form in early America -- Constitutional epic: old rules for an unprecedented genre -- Epic on canvas: the history of a critical term -- Transcendental epic; or, Importing the new traditions -- Tracking epic through the leather-stocking tales -- Lydia Sigourney and the Indian epic's work of mourning -- Longfellow's pantheon -- Melville's epic career. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421405278 142140527X 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National characteristics, American, in literature.<br/>Literature and history--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Literature and history--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Epic literature, American--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS169.E63  / P47 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>811/.03209