James Fenimore Cooper

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This paper provides a brief biography of American author, James Fenimore Cooper, a review of some of his major works, and a discussion of their influence on modern American society. The paper concludes with a summary of the findings of the research.

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"As noted above, Cooper was also able to draw on the inspiration of an unspoiled American wilderness that few people today can imagine without his help. It is this aspect of Cooper's early works, perhaps, that continue to make them popular today just as they did in his own time. As Ringe advises, though, this is unfortunate because Cooper matured as a writer over the years and some of his best work was during the last part of his career. "Ironically, Cooper is best known for what is essentially his apprentice work," Ringe writers. "Except for the Littlepage series, the late novels are all but unknown to the non-specialist, yet they include some of his most vigorous books" .

Sample of Sources Used:

• Becker, May Lamberton. "Introduction" to The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. Cleveland, OH: World Publishing, 1957.
• Davis, Randall C. (1994). "Fire-Water in the Frontier Romance: James Fenimore Cooper and 'Indian Nature.'" Studies in American Fiction 22(2): 215.
• Dekker, George and John P. Williams (Eds.). James Fenimore Cooper: The Critical Heritage. London: Routledge, 1997.
• Mctiernan, Dave. (1997). "The Novel as 'Neutral Ground': Genre and Ideology in Cooper's 'The Spy." Studies in American Fiction 25(1): 3.
• Ringe, Donald A. James Fenimore Cooper. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1962.

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