American Literature and the Academy: The Roots, Growth and Maturity of a Profession

Vanderbilt, Kermit

ISBN 10: 0812212916 / ISBN 13: 9780812212914

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection, 1989

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.149P7

Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Literature and the Academy: The Roots, Growth and Maturity of a Profession
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812212916
• ISBN 13: 9780812212914
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Spine is slightly sun-faded

Review

"Scholars in American literature and cultural history will be grateful for the dedicated archival research that has enabled Vanderbilt, more than any previous writer, to reveal the institutionalization in the universities of our national literature."—American Quarterly

"An indispensable source."—American Literary Realism

"A study that is not likely to find a rival for some time."—Times Literary Supplement