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Where is American Literature?

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Where is American Literature?

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Where is American Literature? offers a spirited and compelling argument for rethinking the way we view American literature in relation to the nation while powerfully demonstrating why it continues to matter in a global age.  A refreshing and accessible investigation into the various locations - linguistic, geographical, virtual, ideological - where American writing is produced and consumed  Takes a highly original approach by viewing US literature spatially rather than chronologically or thematically, retuning our understanding of the subject The book offers a vital intervention in current debates over the impact of digital technologies on the production and reception of literature, ensuring that the field remains lively and dynamic Invites readers to reconsider the subject by questioning current perspectives on, and approaches to, US literature, offering a range of fresh perspectives on familiar texts and topics

Author Biography:

Caroline F. Levander is the Vice Provost forInterdisciplinary Initiatives, Carlson Professor in the Humanities,and Professor of English at Rice University. Levander is authorof, amongst others, Voices of the Nation: Women andPublic Speech in Nineteenth-Century American Culture andLiterature (Cambridge University Press, 1998, paperbackreprint 2009), and Cradle of Liberty: Race, the Child andNational Belonging from Thomas Jefferson to W.E.B. DuBois (Duke University Press, 2006).
Release date Australia
May 10th, 2013
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
210
Dimensions
152x229x10
ISBN-13
9781405192354
Product ID
20864338

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