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- Publication date: 1830s (x)
- Publisher: Key & Biddle (x)
- Holding Institution: University of South Carolina, South Caroliniana Library (x)
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- Miscellany (1)
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The Book of My Lady: A MelangeMiscellany | Key & Biddle | 1833 While a minor work overall in
the Simms canon, The Book of My Lady: A
Melange, published in 1833 by Key & Biddle of Philadelphia, is
nevertheless an important text. Here,
Simms presents several stories that appear in later works, positioning The Book of My Lady as an interesting
transitional work. This collection of
nineteen stories and ten poems also provides a clear glimpse of the influence
of Romanticism on Simms, particularly in his thinking about the complex
relationships between art, history, and nationality—subjects that would
fascinate the author throughout ... |