Knave, Fool, and Genius: The Confidence Man as He Appears in Nineteenth-Century American Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807897034)

The confidence man held a fascination for Melville, Hawthorne, Howells, Johnson J. Hooper, Bret Harte, and Mark Twain. In this study the writers are grouped in such a way as to emphasize certain large-scale cultural patterns of nineteenth-century America. Primary attention is given to the con man character himself and the ways in which he reflects the unique qualities and perceptions of a given writer.

Originally published in 1973.

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Author: Susan Kuhlmann
ISBN-10: 0807897035
ISBN-13: 9780807897034
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 04/19/2011
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d