Reynolds, David S., 1948-

Beneath the American Renaissance : the subversive imagination in the age of Emerson and Melville / David S. Reynolds. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1988. - x, 625 p., [16] p. of plates : facsims., ports. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 569-604.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 --Contemporaries.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Contemporaries.


American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Popular literature--History and criticism.--United States
Social problems in literature.
Sensationalism in literature.
Social norms in literature.
Reform in literature.
Women in literature.

PS 208 / .R49 1988