Adrift in the Old World: the Psychological Pilgrimage of Washington Irving by Rubin-Dorsky, Jeffrey - 1988

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1988. Small tear on back corner of the dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. 1988. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Literary Criticism).

University Of Chicago Press, 1988. Hardcover. Very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight / very good plus dust jacket. 303pp.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Fine; near fine dust jacket. 8vo. (xix) 303 pp. Notes, index, brown cloth-backed boards..

Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, 1988 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full grey cloth, foil titles on spine, xix, 303 pp, notes, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. According to the preface, "Washington Irving has been stereotyped primarily as the last significant American writer who aspired to and achieved a classic English style, and as the conservator of aristocratic values in a rapidly changing republic. Adrift in the Old World is dedicated to overturning this notion of Irving as an Anglicized writer by establishing his 'Americanness,' meaning, by that elusive term, that he was shaped by, and came to identify himself with, his country and its particular heritage." To do this, Professor Rubin-Dorsky discusses and analyzes The Sketch Book, "Rip Van Winkle," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveller, and The Alhambra. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. .… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1988 The dust jacket is wrapped in clear plastive protective cover. The page edges are lightly foxed. 303 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).