Fenimore Cooper : a study of his life and imagination / by Stephen Railton.

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Railton, Stephen, 1948- [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400870813
140087081X
0691063583
9780691063584

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fenimore Cooper : a study of his life and imagination.DDC classification:

813/.2 23

LOC classification:

PS1431 .R3 1978

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Debts -- Texts and Abbreviations -- I. "The Secrets of Authorship" -- II. "Who I A m" -- III. "To Please Myself" -- IV. "Mental Independence" -- V. "At Home" -- VI. "King of the Woods" -- VII. "Filial Piety" -- Conclusion: "The Eclipse" -- Index

Summary: The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aesthetic struggle to create reflected attempts to reconcile conflicting emotional needs, the author is able to provide a much-needed coherent interpretation of Cooper's achievement. Professor Railton's analysis shows that an awareness of the extent to which Cooper's father dominated his life is central to an un.

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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aesthetic struggle to create reflected attempts to reconcile conflicting emotional needs, the author is able to provide a much-needed coherent interpretation of Cooper's achievement. Professor Railton's analysis shows that an awareness of the extent to which Cooper's father dominated his life is central to an un.

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