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Myth of the frontier : Myth of the frontier in the early 19th century American prose fiction
ISBN-13: 9783639120882 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 64 str.
The nineteenth century was a very important period inthe history of the United States. The purpose of thisbook was to examine how territorial expansion appearsin the frontier literature of the early nineteenthcentury. Besides looking through the historical factsand the cultural-historical significance of thefrontier, the literary background of the topic isexamined as well. For James Fenimore Cooper wassurely the most significant and best known novelistof the frontier, it is analysed how he wrote aboutthe settling on the frontier and civilization of thewilderness. With his well known work, theLeatherstocking Tales, he created the mythof the frontier in the nineteenth century Americanprose fiction. As this book was written not only forpeople who are interested in the myth of thefrontier, but teachers of English language as well,in the pedagogical implications part of the book itis examined why youngsters should read Cooper. Withsample exercises and a lesson plan it isalso examined how Cooper s novels can be usedon English lessons, for his stories are sointeresting and full of adventures that studentswould surely like them in English too.
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