Writing and America - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0582214165 ISBN 13 : 9780582214163

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1996

Synopsis

This text surveys the writing genres that have contributed to the American notions of America. Essays from scholars from both sides of the Atlantic chart the range of responses to American nationhood, from colonial times to the present, and include dissenting responses from such communities as native American, black and feminist writers. Case studies from writers such as James Fenimore Cooper and William Carlos Williams provide a framework for discussions on topics such as colonial notions of America as the promised land, the discourses of nationhood in the republic, the sense of nationhood in American historiography, and the formation of the American canon.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Crosscurrents is a new series designed to meet the challenge of interdisciplinary developments by drawing upon the discourses of history, politics, race and gender in the study of English studies. Subjects range from those which are well established within the prevailing structure of English Studies to new and unusual areas which have emerged directly out of innovative interdisciplinary work.

Writing in America surveys the writing genres that have contributed to the American notions of America . Essays from scholars from both side of the Atlantic chart the range of responses to American nationhood from colonial times to the present and include dissenting responses from communities such as native American, black and feminist writers. Case studies from writers such as James Fenimore Cooper and William Carlos Williams provide a framework for discussions on topics such as colonial notions of America as the promised land, the discourses of nationhood in the republic, the sense of nationhood in American historiography, and the formation of the American Canon. Draws upon extracts from the American Bills of Rights and the Constitution as examples of different types of writing.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gavin Cologne-Brookes is Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Studies at Bath Spa University, UK.

Neil Sammells is Professor of English and Irish Literature at Bath Spa University, UK.

David Timms is Profesor of English at Bath Spa University, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582214165
• ISBN 13: 9780582214163
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Cologne-Brookes Gavin, Sammells Neil, Timms David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible