Handley, William R.

Marriage, violence, and the nation in the American literary West [electronic resource] / William R. Handley. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. - xi, 261 p. : ill. - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 132 . - Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 132. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-255) and index.


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American literature--History and criticism.--West (U.S.)
Novelists, American--Homes and haunts--West (U.S.)
Domestic fiction, American--History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Western stories--History and criticism.
Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
Family violence in literature.
Women pioneers in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Violence in literature.


West (U.S.)--Intellectual life.
West (U.S.)--In literature.


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PS271 / .H29 2002eb

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