The romance of the Holy Land in American travel writing, 1790-1876 / Brian Yothers.
| Author/creator | Yothers, Brian, 1975- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007. |
| Description | 147 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The emergence of the Levant in American literature : Barbary captivity narratives, Oriental romances, and the Holy Land as Protestant trope -- "The all-perfect text" : the skeptical piety of Protestant pilgrims to the Holy Land -- Alternative orthodoxies : Clorinda Minor, Orson Hyde, Warder Cresson, and William Henry Odenheimer -- "Such poetic illusions" : the skeptical Oriental romance of John Lloyd Stephens, Bayard Taylor, George William Curtis, and William Cullen Bryant -- Quotidian pilgrimages : Mark Twain, J. Ross Browne, John William DeForest, and David Dorr in Palestine -- "As seen through one's tears" : the 'double mystery' of place in Herman Melville's Clarel. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006036481 |
| ISBN | 0754654923 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780754654926 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS366.T73 Y68 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |