Levander Where is American Literature?

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-33977-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Manifestos

Where is American Literature? offers a spirited andcompelling argument for rethinking the way we view Americanliterature in relation to the nation while powerfully demonstratingwhy it continues to matter in a global age.
* A refreshing and accessible investigation into thevarious locations - linguistic, geographical, virtual, ideological- where American writing is produced and consumed
* Takes a highly original approach by viewing US literaturespatially rather than chronologically or thematically, retuning ourunderstanding of the subject
* The book offers a vital intervention in current debates overthe impact of digital technologies on the production and receptionof literature, ensuring that the field remains lively anddynamic
* Invites readers to reconsider the subject by questioningcurrent perspectives on, and approaches to, US literature, offeringa range of fresh perspectives on familiar texts and topics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levander, Caroline F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Discovering American Literature 1
PART I Places 33
In the Eye of the Beholder 35
On the Edge 63
PART II Environments 89
In the Cloud 91
In the House 114
PART III Communities 135
At the Club 137
Under Enemy Fire 157
Conclusion: Home As Found 182
Suggested Further Reading 190
Index 199

Über Autor(innen)

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).