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Ideology and Classic American Literature (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 16) - Hardcover

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9780521252218: Ideology and Classic American Literature (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, Series Number 16)
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ISBN 10: 0521252210 ISBN 13: 9780521252218
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Synopsis

This volume of essays brings together some of the best work by Americanists concerned with the problem of ideology and its bearing upon American literature and culture. It projects neither a particular ideological view nor a particular view of ideology. On the contrary: these essays highlight the many uses of ideology as a critical term, and, in doing so, they open fresh avenues of inquiry and forums for discussion. They also demonstrate that, far from being parochial or reductive, ideological analysis is integral to considerations of formal structure and crucial to an understanding of the relations between literature and culture. Their essays deal variously with theoretical issues, with questions of theme, genre, and perspective, and with interpretations of particular authors and texts. The editors of the volume provide a general introduction to the nature and development of ideological critique, and an afterword that discusses the coherence of the volume as a whole and its implications for further study.

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This volume of essays brings together some of the best work by Americanists concerned with the problem of ideology and its bearing upon American literature and culture. The essays study theoretical issues, with questions of theme, genre, and perspective, and with interpretations of particular authors and texts.

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For more than a decade, Americanists have been concerned with the problem of ideology, and have undertaken a broad reassessment of American literature and culture. This volume brings together some of the best work in this area.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1986
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521252210
ISBN 13 
9780521252218
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
463
Editor
Bercovitch Sacvan, Jehlen Myra
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