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1 online resource (xii, 219 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 154
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Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 154.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-211) and index. |
| Summary |
Although American literature is a standard subject in the American college curriculum, a century ago few people thought it should be taught there. Elizabeth Renker uncovers the complex historical process through which American literature overcame its image of aesthetic and historical inferiority to become an important field for academic study and research. Renker's extensive original archival research focuses on four institutions of higher education serving distinct regional, class, race and gender populations. She argues that American literature's inferior image arose from its affiliation with non-elite schools, teachers and students, and that it had to overcome this social identity in order to achieve status as serious knowledge. Renker's revisionary analysis is an important contribution to the intellectual history of the United States and will be of interest to anyone studying, teaching or researching American literature. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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American literature -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History.
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American literature -- Study and teaching. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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American literature. |
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American literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- History.
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Intellectual life. |
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Literature and society -- United States -- History.
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Literature and society. |
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Criticism -- United States -- History.
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Criticism. |
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National characteristics, American, in literature.
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National characteristics, American, in literature. |
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Canon (Literature)
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Canon (Literature) |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Renker, Elizabeth. Origins of American literature studies. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2007 9780521883450 0521883458 (DLC) 2007024281 (OCoLC)145379654 |
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9780511367823 (electronic book) |
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0511367821 (electronic book) |
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9780521883450 (alkaline paper) |
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