Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleTHE OBJECT OF THE TEXT IN EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE.AuthorsShields, David S.AbstractFocuses on the object of the text in early American literature. Correlation between literature and metaphysics; Efficacy of hermeneutics on arts; Characterization of the American literature.SubjectsAMERICAN literature; LITERATURE; REVOLUTIONARY (Literary period); 19TH century (Literary period)PublicationEarly American Literature, 1990, Vol 25, Issue 3, p307ISSN0012-8163Publication typeLiterary Criticism