Balaam, Peter, 1963-

Misery's mathematics : mourning, compensation, and reality in antebellum American literature / Peter Balaam. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xiv, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Literary criticism and cultural theory . - Literary criticism and cultural theory. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.

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