The Plight of Feeling

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American novels written in the wake of the Revolution overflow with self-conscious theatricality and impassioned excess. Author Julia Stern draws upon insights from cultural history and gender studies to show that these sentimental, melodramatic, and gothic works can be read as an emotional history of the early republic, reflecting the tensions and energies left over from its volatile struggle for independence. 7 halftones.