Sarah M. Corse, Corse Sarah M.

Nationalism and Literature

The Politics of Culture in Canada and the United States
Herausgeber: Alexander, Jeffrey C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780521579124
• ISBN-10: 0521579120
• Artikelnr.: 22177462

Inhaltsangabe

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.