The raven and the whale;, the war of words and wits in the era of Poe and Melville
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The raven and the whale;, the war of words and wits in the era of Poe and Melville
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Bibliographical references included in "Acknowledgments" (p. 355-356)
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portraits
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The raven and the whale;
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1165525
Sub title
the war of words and wits in the era of Poe and Melville
Table Of Contents
Prologue: a New Yorker comes home -- The Knickerbocker set -- Lewis Gaylord Clark's table -- Knickerbocker Whiggery -- John Waters -- Harry Franco -- Chowder -- Young America -- The Tetractys Club -- A protective tariff for native genius -- A pattern of alliances -- Maelstrom in the microcosm -- The literary prospects of 1845 -- Big Abel and the little Manhattan -- The timeliness of Toby -- Tom Pepper -- Literary worlds -- Rear-guard action -- A greater than Shakespeare? -- Hautia -- Recoil -- An American idyl -- A Berkshire idyl -- The genius of Charles Dickens -- A savage at heart -- Epilogue: ghosts
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- Authors and publishers + New York (State) + New York + History + 19th century
- American literature + 19th century + History and criticism + Theory, etc
- Duyckinck, Evert A., Evert Augustus, 1816-1878
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
- Literature publishing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Criticism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Clark, Lewis Gaylord, 1808-1873
- Literature publishing + New York (State) + New York + History + 19th century
- Critique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Literatura norte americana (historia e critica)
- Duyckinck, Evert A + (Evert Augustus) + 1816-1878
- Letterkunde
- Criticism + New York (State) + New York + History + 19th century
- Clark, Lewis Gaylord + 1808-1873
- Amerikaans
- New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) + Intellectual life + 19th century
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Authorship
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Poe, Edgar Allan + 1809-1849 + Authorship
- Literair leven
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Melville, Herman + 1819-1891 + Authorship
- Authors and publishers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Authorship
- Littérature américaine -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
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- Authors and publishers + New York (State) + New York + History + 19th century
- American literature + 19th century + History and criticism + Theory, etc
- Duyckinck, Evert A., Evert Augustus, 1816-1878
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc
- Literature publishing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Criticism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Clark, Lewis Gaylord, 1808-1873
- Literature publishing + New York (State) + New York + History + 19th century
- Critique -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Literatura norte americana (historia e critica)
- Duyckinck, Evert A + (Evert Augustus) + 1816-1878
- Letterkunde
- Criticism + New York (State) + New York + History + 19th century
- Clark, Lewis Gaylord + 1808-1873
- Amerikaans
- New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
- New York (N.Y.) + Intellectual life + 19th century
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Authorship
- Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
- Poe, Edgar Allan + 1809-1849 + Authorship
- Literair leven
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
- Melville, Herman + 1819-1891 + Authorship
- Authors and publishers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Authorship
- Littérature américaine -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
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