American Sensations: Analysis of 19th Century Popular Literature and Culture

Shelley Streeby's book analyzes the production of popular culture in the 1848 era, covering dime novels, story papers, and themes of empire, class, and race. The work is structured into four parts examining topics from the U.S.-Mexican War to post-Civil War narratives. It is sourced from the paperswithcode platform and is a closed-license publication.

Use Cases

• Textual analysis of themes like empire and class based on the described examination of dime novels and story papers.
• Historical research on the U.S.-Mexican War's cultural representation based on the chapter on George Lippard's 1848.
• Study of race and immigration narratives in popular fiction based on the sections on foreign bodies and international race romance.
• Analysis of the relationship between popular culture and historical events like the Civil War based on the described part on dime novels and empire.

Strengths

• Authored by a named scholar, Shelley Streeby, providing academic authority.
• Structured analysis covering multiple defined themes and historical periods as outlined in the description.

Limitations

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• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Shelley Streeby

Collection Method

Academic literary and historical analysis.

Time Range

Focus on the 1848 era and 19th century.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

United States, with references to empire and international themes.