American Literature and the Culture Wars

Gregory S. Fay boldly questions the future prospects of American literary studies. Jay addresses questions and others relating to American literary studies to explain why this once arcane academic discipline has found itself so often in the news during the culture wars of the 1990s.

Riassunto

Gregory S. Jay boldly challenges the future of American literary studies. Why pursue the study and teaching of a distinctly American literature? What is the appropriate purpose and scope of such pursuits? Is the notion of a traditional canon of great...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: G.S. Jay, Gregory S. Jay
• Editore: Cornell University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.08.1997
• EAN: 9780801484223
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-8422-3
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Cornell Paperbacks; Cornell Paperbacks
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese