Venus in Boston and Other Tales of Nineteenth-century City Life
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19th century popular literature
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American gothic urban fiction
antebellum American fiction
archival literary recovery
Author_George Thompson
bawdy humor traditions
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city life in 1800s
con ar
crime and corruption themes
depictions of poverty and class conflict
early American mass media
early American tabloid culture
early crime fiction development
early true crime influence
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eq_fiction
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erotic periodical culture
exploitation narratives
forgotten American authors
gender and sexuality in early fiction
gritty historical fiction
historical American pulp
historical popular culture
humorous weeklies history
illicit publishing history
labor exploitation narratives
literary censorship history
literary depictions of vice
literary realism and excess
melodrama in American novels
moral panic and literature
neglected literary traditions
penny press literature
political subtext in popular literature
populist literature movements
provocative Victorian literature
pulp fiction origins
race and representation in 19th century texts
rediscovered 19th century writers
reprint of rare texts
salacious fiction history
scandal and morality themes
scandal fiction history
sensational crime stories
sensational storytelling techniques
sensationalist novels
serialized fiction studies
social critique in popular novels
social deviance in fiction
sporting newspapers history
underground press history
urban crime narratives
urban mysteries in literature
vice districts in literature
working class readership
working class representation in literature
Product details
- ISBN 9781558493261
- Weight: 456g
- Dimensions: 149 x 223mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2002
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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DAVID S. REYNOLDS is Distinguished Professor of English at Baruch College, CUNY. His many books include Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography. KIMBERLY R. GLADMAN teaches English at New York University.
