Misery's mathematics : mourning, compensation, and reality in antebellum American literature - Balaam, Peter, 1963- (New York : Routledge, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.
Keywords: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, -- 1803-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation; Warner, Susan, -- 1819-1885.; Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891.; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Grief in literature; Bereavement in literature