THOMAS COLE AND JAMES FENIMORE COOPER: A STUDY OF CONTRASTING ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN LITERATURE AND ART.
Abstract
There is a tendency to emphasize the similarities between Thomas Cole (1801-1848), the painter, and James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). the novelist. The critics habitually point out that because Cole and Cooper addressed the same American public, dealt with much the same kinds of problems, and shared similar methods of artistic organization, they must be "kindred spirits". This line of reasoning I feel is misleading. There are, in fact, significant differences between Cole and Cooper, and so a re-evaluation of characteristic works, and their relationships to early nineteenth century American culture is in order.
Subject Area
American literature
Recommended Citation
LEVY, WALTER, "THOMAS COLE AND JAMES FENIMORE COOPER: A STUDY OF CONTRASTING ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN LITERATURE AND ART." (1978). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI7814895.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI7814895
