Fenimore Cooper: A Study of His Life and Imagination

Stephen Railton

Published by Princeton University Press 1978

Fenimore Cooper

A Study of His Life and Imagination

Stephen Railton

Volume 1641 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400870813

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The oddly diverse character of James Fenimore Cooper's writings and activities has led many critics to view his career as fragmentary. Stephen Railton takes a psychoanalytic approach to the novelist's most important works and the most significant events in his life. By showing how the aesthetic struggle to create reflected attempts to reconcile conflicting emotional needs, the author is able to provide a much-needed coherent interpretation of Cooper's achievement. Professor Railton's analysis shows that an awareness of the extent to which Cooper's father dominated his life is central to an understanding of his novels and his often contradictory behavior.

Originally published in 1978.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Debts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Texts and Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. "The Secrets of Authorship" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. "Who I A m" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
III. "To Please Myself" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
IV. "Mental Independence" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
V. "At Home" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
VI. "King of the Woods" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
VII. "Filial Piety" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Conclusion: "The Eclipse" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279