American sympathy men, friendship, and literature in the new nation - Crain, Caleb; ebrary, Inc. (New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001)
In the pear grove : the romance of Leander, Lorenzo, and Castalio -- The decomposition of Charles Brockden Brown : sympathy in Brown's letters -- The transformation, the self devoted, and the dead recalled : sympathy in Brown's fiction -- The unacknowledged tie : young Emerson and the love of men -- Too good to be believed : Emerson's "Friendship" and the Samaritans -- The heart ruled out : Melville's Palinode.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-305) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Brown, Charles Brockden, -- 1771-1810 -- Characters -- Men; Emerson, Ralph Waldo, -- 1803-1882.; American literature -- Male authors -- History and criticism; Men in literature; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism; Male friendship -- United States -- History; Male friendship in literature; Sympathy in literature; Electronic books