Literary History as a Worldly Activity
Carafiol, Peter
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Hardcover
222 pages
Published: 1991
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN / EAN: 0195067657
This monograph argues that the institution of American literary scholarship enshrines a reactionary view of history and narrative and an unrealistic view of America itself. The author also examines contemporary debates about the methods and status of lit
