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Author:

Stavans, Ilan, author.

Title:

What is American literature? / Ilan Stavans.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xviii, 191 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

American literature--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

I. The Ambition of origins -- Manifest Destiny -- Native trail -- Original sin -- "Give me your tired" -- The epicenter of narcissism -- II. Hucks R' Us -- Down the Mississippi -- Kids' lit -- Mending walls -- Sexual magnets -- I am anger -- III. Language and authority -- Forever young -- Of dictionaries and academies -- In defense of ignorance -- The part about superheroes -- Auto-corrected -- IV. Surviving democracy -- Books as merchandise -- The coolness of American libraries -- Teaching in the age of intolerance -- Born translated -- Unhappy people -- Epilogue: the Second American Civil War.

Summary:

"An engaging, thought-provoking, and polemical volume on what makes American literature what it is today"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0198816219
9780198816218

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1243349955

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)