Description
To trace the emergence of New World nationalism, Mourning the Nation to Come focuses on the genre of historical writings often gathered under the title of ""Indianist romance,"" which engage Native American history in order to translate Indigenous claims to the land as iterations of creole nativism. These historical narratives foresee present communities, anticipating the nation as the inevitable realization or fulfillment of a prophecy buried in the past. Sayre uncovers prophetic, nation-building narrative in texts from across the Americas, including the Book of Mormon and works of fiction, poetry, and oratory by JosA (c) de Alencar, William Apess, Lydia Maria Child, James Fenimore Cooper, Herman Melville, and JosA (c) JoaquA n de Olmedo, among others.
By using cultural theory to interpret a transnational archive of literary works, Mourning the Nation to Come elucidates the structuring principles of New World nationalism located in prophetic narratives and acts of commemoration.
About the Author
Jillian J. Sayre is assistant professor of English at Rutgers University- Camden.
Book Information
ISBN 9780807171899
Author Jillian Sayre
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Louisiana State University Press
Publisher Louisiana State University Press
Weight(grams) 548g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm