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Rediscovering the New World : inter-American literature in a comparative context /
The concept of "American" literature is not the exclusive province of any one nation. Thanks to the historical circumstances that governed the European conquest and settlement of the Americas, we can and should approach the writings of English and French Canada, the United States, Spanish...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
1991.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Pre-Columbian Era; 2. The Narratives of Discovery and Conquest; 3. The New World Epic; 4. The Theme of Miscegenation; 5. Refining the New World Novel: Henry James and Machado de Assis; 6. The Five (Six?) Faces of American Modernism; 7. In Quest of an American Identity; 8. Regionalism as a Shaping Force; 9. Solitude: The Evolution of an American Literary Motif; 10. The Conflict between Civilization and Barbarism; Afterword; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.