... the American Renaissance: The Subversive Imagination in the Age of Emerson and Melville, written in 1989. Reynolds points out that a subversive literature existed prior to the work of the major authors of the American Renaissance, in the form of sensational crime novels, erotic writings, humor writing, etc. In fact, there were a number of stories circulating which focused upon sexually transgressive ... reading with the growth of a leisure class), and the expansion of print culture within the United States (including the development of copyright laws to protect the artistic products of...

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... Washington Irving, author of RIP VAN WINKLE; Edgar Allan Poe, author of many masterpieces, such as THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, ELDORADO, ANNABEL LEE, TO HELEN, and THE RAVEN; Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville, author of the famous MOBY DICK. The "FIRESIDE POETS" included Henry Longfellow (1807-1882) and Oliver Holmes (1809-1894). Longfellow wrote THE CROSS OF SNOW, THE ROPEWALK ... . Throughout the course of the year I have learned about many different styles of writing, and I have seen the changes in each style as I have read the various works of the authors I have learned about...

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