The Dream of the Great American Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Lawrence Buell ISBN: 9780674727489
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 25, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Lawrence Buell
ISBN: 9780674727489
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 25, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

The first book in many years to take in the full sweep of national fiction, The Dream of the Great American Novel explains why this supposedly antiquated idea continues to thrive. It shows that four G.A.N. "scripts" are keys to the dynamics of American literature and identity--and to the myth of a nation perpetually under construction.

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The first book in many years to take in the full sweep of national fiction, The Dream of the Great American Novel explains why this supposedly antiquated idea continues to thrive. It shows that four G.A.N. "scripts" are keys to the dynamics of American literature and identity--and to the myth of a nation perpetually under construction.

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