Misery`s mathematics : mourning, compensation, and reality in antebellum American literature /
Balaam, Peter, 1963-
Misery's mathematics : mourning, compensation, and reality in antebellum American literature / Peter Balaam. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xiv, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Literary criticism and cultural theory . - Literary criticism and cultural theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.
9780415968072 (alk. paper) RM353.90 0415968070 (alk. paper)
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 --Criticism and interpretation.
Warner, Susan, 1819-1885. Wide, wide world.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Piazza tales.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Grief in literature.
Bereavement in literature.
Misery's mathematics : mourning, compensation, and reality in antebellum American literature / Peter Balaam. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xiv, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Literary criticism and cultural theory . - Literary criticism and cultural theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.
9780415968072 (alk. paper) RM353.90 0415968070 (alk. paper)
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 --Criticism and interpretation.
Warner, Susan, 1819-1885. Wide, wide world.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Piazza tales.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Grief in literature.
Bereavement in literature.