This book takes on the long habit among literary historians and critics of thinking about large segments of American literary production in terms of regionalism. The author argues that classifying broad swaths of American literature as regionalist or "local color" writing brings with it a...

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1. Verfasser:	Arthur, Jason, 1976- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2013]
Schriftenreihe:	New American canon.
Schlagworte:	1900-1999 American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Regionalism in literature. Cosmopolitanism in literature. Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature régionale. Cosmopolitisme dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American fiction Cosmopolitanism in literature Regionalism in literature Literatur Weltbürgertum Regionalismus USA Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Zusammenfassung:	This book takes on the long habit among literary historians and critics of thinking about large segments of American literary production in terms of regionalism. The author argues that classifying broad swaths of American literature as regionalist or "local color" writing brings with it a set of assumptions, informed by longstanding habits of thought about American culture, that marginalize important literary works and deform our understanding of them. Moreover, these assumptions reinforce our ideas about the divisions between city and country, coast and center, cosmopolitan and provincial that lie behind not only our literature, but our politics.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1609381483 9781609381486