Recovered Legacies: Authority And Identity In Early Asian Amer Lit (Asian American History & Cultu) - Softcover

Lawrence, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592131190 ISBN 13: 9781592131198

Publisher: Temple University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Recovered Legacies: Authority and Identity in Early Asian American Literature employs contemporary and traditional readings of representative works in prose, poetry, and drama to suggest new ways of understanding and appreciating the critically fertile but under-examined body of Asian American writing from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. The essays in this volume engage these works -- in different genres, from different periods, and by authors of different ethnicities -- with a strong awareness of historical context and a keen sensitivity to literary form. The resulting collection helps to recover the rich and diverse literary heritage of Asian America and argues persuasively for the significance of these works to the American literary canon.

About this title

From the Publisher

Rediscovering the writings of early Asian America

About the Author

Keith Lawrence is Associate Professor of English at Brigham Young University.

Floyd Cheung is Assistant Professor of English and American Studies at Smith College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1592131190
• ISBN 13: 9781592131198
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320