Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-313) and index.
1. Introduction : toward a history of texts -- 2. The book in the new republic -- 3. Ideology and genre -- 4. Literacy, education, and the reader -- 5. Commodity and communication : the first American novel -- 6. Privileging the feme covert : the sociology of sentimental fiction -- 7. The picaresque and the margins of political discourse -- 8. Early American Gothic : the limits of individualism -- Afterword : texts as histories.
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Revolution and the word.
American fiction-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
American fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Literature and society-- United States.
Social history in literature.
Histoire sociale dans la littérature.
Littérature et société-- États-Unis.
Roman américain-- 18e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
Roman américain-- 19e siècle-- Histoire et critique.
American fiction-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
American fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.