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Class and Antebellum American Literature
Andrew Lawson 1*
  1 Leeds Metropolitan University
Copyright © Blackwell Publishing 2006

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AbstractThe View from Above: Emily DickinsonStaking out the Middle Ground: Nathaniel HawthorneThe View from Below: George LippardConclusion: Bringing Class Back InNotesWorks Cited

This article discusses the formation and transformation of the elite, the middle class and the artisan class in the antebellum period. It then analyses the work of three major authors from each of these classes: Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and George Lippard, showing how each author responded to the challenges and contradictions of their particular class location.


Literature Compass 3 (2006): 10.1111/j.1741-4113.2006.00382.x

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