The Resource The ignoble savage : American literary racism, 1790-1890, Louise K. Barnett
The ignoble savage : American literary racism, 1790-1890, Louise K. Barnett
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- Summary
- In the first century of American nationhood, the clash of Indian and white cultures found expression in a unique literary genre: the frontier romance. Written by a white author for a white audience, the frontier romance typically included a genteel hero and heroine, a rugged frontiersman, and both hostile and friendly Indians. The Indians were completely stereotyped. From captivity narratives and Puritan chronicles, fiction borrowed the figure of the bad Indian: treacherous, vengeful, superstitious, and totally inimical to whites. Good Indians, in contrast were devoted to whites: subservient, loyal, and self-sacrificing. Both were ignoble savages. Whites were depicted as superior not only in civilized arts, but in wilderness skills. Even in evil, the white man who pursued vengeance was able to out-Indian the Indian in killing and scalping. The white was portrayed as sexually more attractive than the Indian. Both Hawthorne and Melville made use of frontier situations in their writing, and both exposed the racism on which Indian stereotypes were founded. They viewed the white man's destruction of primitive peoples as the true barbarism. In this perception they stood apart from their contemporaries in American literature
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 220 p.
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Introduction: Some Pre-Fictive Images of the Indian
- The White Fantasy World of the Frontier Romance
- Nationalism and the Frontier Romance
- The Fictive Design: Beyond the Captivity Narrative
- The White Man's Indian: A Range of Stereotypes
- White Vis-a-Vis Indians
- A Paradigm for Racism: The Subgenre of Indian Hater Fiction
- The Subversive Periphery of the Frontier Romance
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Chronology of Frontier Romances
- Appendix B: Frontier Romances Arranged Alphabetically by Title
- Isbn
- 9780837182810
- Label
- The ignoble savage : American literary racism, 1790-1890
- Title
- The ignoble savage
- Title remainder
- American literary racism, 1790-1890
- Statement of responsibility
- Louise K. Barnett
- Subject
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- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Hommes sauvages -- Dans la littérature
- Indians in literature
- Indians in literature
- Littérature américaine -- 1775-1783 (Période révolutionnaire) -- Histoire et critique
- Littérature américaine -- 1783-1850 -- Histoire et critique
- Littérature américaine -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- 1800 - 1899
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the first century of American nationhood, the clash of Indian and white cultures found expression in a unique literary genre: the frontier romance. Written by a white author for a white audience, the frontier romance typically included a genteel hero and heroine, a rugged frontiersman, and both hostile and friendly Indians. The Indians were completely stereotyped. From captivity narratives and Puritan chronicles, fiction borrowed the figure of the bad Indian: treacherous, vengeful, superstitious, and totally inimical to whites. Good Indians, in contrast were devoted to whites: subservient, loyal, and self-sacrificing. Both were ignoble savages. Whites were depicted as superior not only in civilized arts, but in wilderness skills. Even in evil, the white man who pursued vengeance was able to out-Indian the Indian in killing and scalping. The white was portrayed as sexually more attractive than the Indian. Both Hawthorne and Melville made use of frontier situations in their writing, and both exposed the racism on which Indian stereotypes were founded. They viewed the white man's destruction of primitive peoples as the true barbarism. In this perception they stood apart from their contemporaries in American literature
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Barnett, Louise K
- Dewey number
- 813/.03
- Illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS374.F73
- LC item number
- B3
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Contributions in American studies
- Series volume
- no. 18
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Indians in literature
- Hommes sauvages
- Littérature américaine
- Littérature américaine
- Littérature américaine
- American fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Indians in literature
- Label
- The ignoble savage : American literary racism, 1790-1890, Louise K. Barnett
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 205-213
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Some Pre-Fictive Images of the Indian -- The White Fantasy World of the Frontier Romance -- Nationalism and the Frontier Romance -- The Fictive Design: Beyond the Captivity Narrative -- The White Man's Indian: A Range of Stereotypes -- White Vis-a-Vis Indians -- A Paradigm for Racism: The Subgenre of Indian Hater Fiction -- The Subversive Periphery of the Frontier Romance -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronology of Frontier Romances -- Appendix B: Frontier Romances Arranged Alphabetically by Title
- Control code
- ocm01530663
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 220 p.
- Isbn
- 9780837182810
- Lccn
- 75016964
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- port.
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780837182810
- (OCoLC)01530663
- Label
- The ignoble savage : American literary racism, 1790-1890, Louise K. Barnett
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 205-213
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Some Pre-Fictive Images of the Indian -- The White Fantasy World of the Frontier Romance -- Nationalism and the Frontier Romance -- The Fictive Design: Beyond the Captivity Narrative -- The White Man's Indian: A Range of Stereotypes -- White Vis-a-Vis Indians -- A Paradigm for Racism: The Subgenre of Indian Hater Fiction -- The Subversive Periphery of the Frontier Romance -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronology of Frontier Romances -- Appendix B: Frontier Romances Arranged Alphabetically by Title
- Control code
- ocm01530663
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 220 p.
- Isbn
- 9780837182810
- Lccn
- 75016964
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- port.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780837182810
- (OCoLC)01530663
Subject
- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Hommes sauvages -- Dans la littérature
- Indians in literature
- Indians in literature
- Littérature américaine -- 1775-1783 (Période révolutionnaire) -- Histoire et critique
- Littérature américaine -- 1783-1850 -- Histoire et critique
- Littérature américaine -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- 1800 - 1899
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