Phillips, Christopher N. <br/><br/>
Epic in American culture  settlement to reconstruction /  [electronic resource] : 
Christopher N. Phillips. 
 - Baltimore, Md. :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2012. 
 - xi, 360 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Columbian strains: the diffusion of epic form in early America -- Constitutional epic: old rules for an unprecedented genre -- Epic on canvas: the history of a critical term -- Transcendental epic; or, Importing the new traditions -- Tracking epic through the leather-stocking tales -- Lydia Sigourney and the Indian epic's work of mourning -- Longfellow's pantheon -- Melville's epic career. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421405278 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Epic literature, American--History and criticism.<br/>Literature and history--History--United States--18th century.<br/>Literature and history--History--United States--19th century.<br/>National characteristics, American, in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS169.E63  / P47 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>811/.03209