The Emergence of the American Frontier Hero 1682–1826
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The Emergence of the American Frontier Hero 1682–1826

Gender, Action, and Emotion

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eBook - PDF

The Emergence of the American Frontier Hero 1682–1826

Gender, Action, and Emotion

About this book

The study follows the early evolution of the American frontier hero, from its roots in Mary Rowlandson's narration of her experiences as a prisoner during King Phillip's war through works by Unca Eliza Winkfield, Charles Brockden Brown, James Fenimore Cooper, the film-maker John Ford, and actor John Wayne.

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Yes, you can access The Emergence of the American Frontier Hero 1682–1826 by D. MacNeil in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Medieval & Early Modern Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1. The American Frontier Hero in Mary Rowlandson’s Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration
  10. 2. Mythological Roots of the American Frontier Hero
  11. 3. Mary Rowlandson, Puritan Hero
  12. 4. Mothering the Adamic Hero
  13. 5. Transcending Gendered English American Social Positions: Gender and Racial Multiplicity in The Female American; or, the Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield
  14. 6. Dancing between Ferocity and Delicacy in Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Charles Brockden Brown
  15. 7. Reconstituting the American Frontier Hero through James Fenimore Cooper’s Natty Bumppo in The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757
  16. 8. Mary Rowlandson in Jeans: The John Ford/John Wayne Film The Searchers and the Mary Rowlandson Archetype
  17. Notes
  18. Works Cited
  19. Index
  20. Figure 8.1 Relationship of the American Frontier Hero to the “Threshold of Adventure” and the Adventure Cycle (Campbell 245–246)