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Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, United States Historiography, Literary Theory - General & Miscellaneous, General & Miscellaneous Historiography, Literary Criticism - U.S. Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous, United States Hi
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Reconstructing American literary and historical studies

by Gunter H. Lenz
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Overview

The collection offers critical readings of the recent efforts in both American historiography and literary studies to revise the traditional cannons, to transcend 'pure' pluralism, and to write a new 'synthesis' of American history in general and of American literature in particular

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Revised versions of papers presented at a conference held June 1988 at the Center for North American Studies and Research, Johann Wolfgang Goethe U., Frankfurt, take up the recent redefinitions of "history" and "writing" in American literary and historical studies, and offer critical readings of recent efforts in both American historiography and literary studies to revise the traditional canons. Of great theoretical and practical importance. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
June 1, 1990
Publisher
Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag ; 1990.
Pages
435
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312046613

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