Across the Pond An Englishman's View of America

Informationen zum Autor Terry Eagleton was born in Manchester, England. The author of more than forty books, including the seminal Literary Theory: An Introduction , he has taught at Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Manchester. He resides in Dublin, Ireland, with his wife and children. Klappentext On his quirky journey through the language! geography! and national character of the United States! Eagleton proves to be at once an informal and utterly idiosyncratic guide to our peculiar race. He answers the questions his compatriots have always had but (being British) dare not ask! like why Americans willingly rise at the crack of dawn! even on Sundays! or why we publicly chastise cigarette smokers as if we're all spokespeople for the surgeon general. "Terry Eagleton has a gift for the kind of generalizations that at first appear outrageous but seem, on reflection, annoyingly perceptive. Were I one of the expressive Americans he describes, I'd call this book awesome; as a constipated Brit, I'm inclined to say that it is not at all bad." Henry Hitching "...Terry Eagleton's far from unfunny new book..." London Review of Books

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Terry Eagleton
• Verlag: Norton and Co Ltd
• Sprachen: Englisch
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2013
• Thema: Ratgeber > Sport
• EAN: 9780393347647
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34764-7
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 14.3 x 21.1 x 1.6 cm
• Themen: Amerika (Kontinent) : Kultur, USA, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA