"New Cannan" image in the works of J.F.Cooper
The article is devoted to the mythical aspect of the national American identity (in particular, the view of North America as the Promised Land) and its reflection in American fiction. The aim of the paper is to explore the image of the «New Canaan» objectified in the works of the American romantic writer J.F.Cooper. The analysis of several novels by the writer enabled us to identify common features characteristic of this image and to conclude that «New Canaan» in Cooper’s works is an attempt to smooth the conflict between the development of civilization and wildlife with the help of Christian ideals.