Frontier and Utopia in the Fiction of Charles Sealsfield
Download or Read eBook Frontier and Utopia in the Fiction of Charles Sealsfield PDF written by Jerry Schuchalter and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 1986 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jerry Schuchalter |
| Publisher | : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015034360043 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Frontier and Utopia in the Fiction of Charles Sealsfield by : Jerry Schuchalter
Book excerpt: This study examines the work of Charles Sealsfield (1793-1864), the Moravian-American writer, whose fiction marked the first serious literary treatment of America in the German language. More specifically, Sealsfield's work is discussed in the light of his experience in America and, above all, in the light of his change of identity from Karl Anton Postl - Moravian monk to Charles Sealsfield - American writer. It employs two concepts - frontier and utopia - to show how Sealsfield was influenced by the antebellum tradition in America, and how he, in turn, used the governing myths and symbols of his time to create an important statement about the relationship between ideology and power in the Age of Jackson.
