Nationalism and Literature - The Politics of Culture in Canada and the United States

Theory of formation of national literatures, based on analysis of 200 American and Canadian novels.

Sommario

1. Introduction: cultural fields and literary use; 2. Nation-building and the historical timing of a national literature in the United States; 3. Nation-building and the historical timing of a national literature in Canada; 4. The canonical novels: the politics of cultural nationalism; 5. The literary prize-winners: revision and renewal; 6. The bestsellers: the economics of publishing and the convergence of popular taste; 7. Literary meaning and cultural use; Appendices.

Riassunto

This 1996 book presents a theory of the formation of national literatures, based on analysis of two hundred American and Canadian novels. Sarah Corse accounts for cross-national differences and illuminates the historically-constructed and symbolic nature of the relationship between literature and the nation-state.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sarah M. Corse, Corse Sarah M., Corse Sarah M.
• Con la collaborazione di: Jeffrey C. Alexander (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.10.1996
• EAN: 9780521579124
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57912-4
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 340 g
• Illustrazioni: 10 tables, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Serie: Cambridge Cultural Social Stud; Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Cultural Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social