Looking beyond the traditional categories of sentiment, sensibility, and sympathy, this book suggests a different approach to reading emotionalism among men. From the Civil War to the early twentieth century…

This book introduces readers to key developments in gender studies and American literary criticism, offers new readings of literary conventions and genres from early American writings to the present, and…

Argues for the critical, intellectual, and social value of archival instruction. Contributors examine how undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetoric, history, community literacy, and professional writing can successfully engage students…