The Text and the Voice Writing, Speaking, Democracy, and American Literature |
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| Author:
| Portelli, Alessandro |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-08498-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1994 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $104.00 |
Book Description:
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This assessment of American literary history explores the ways in which the interplay of written and oral forms shaped the foundations of both national literature and political identity. It examines numerous texts, written from colonial to modern times, considering how speech and writing interact.
This assessment of American literary history explores the ways in which the interplay of written and oral forms shaped the foundations of both national literature and political identity. It examines numerous texts, written from colonial to modern times, considering how speech and writing interact.