| Description |
xi, 192 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill paperbacks |
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McGraw-Hill paperbacks.
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| Contents |
The Renaissance tradition in America, by L. B. Wright. -- The Enlightenment and the American dream, by T. Hornberger. -- Benjamin Franklin, promoter of useful knowledge, by R. E. Spiller. -- Cosmopolitanism in American literature before 1880, by S. T. Williams. -- Origins of a native American literary tradition, by H. N. Smith. -- Americanization of the European heritage, by L. Howard. -- American writers as critics of nineteenth-century society, by W. Thorp. -- The reception of some nineteenth-century American authors in Europe, by C. Gohdes. -- American naturalism: rellections from another era, by A. Kazin. -- Contemporary American literature in its relation to ideas, by L. Trilling. -- The American poet in relation to science, by N. H. Pearson. -- Some European views of contemporary American literature, by H. Levin |
| Summary |
"The twelve essays in this volume bring a new point of view to the study of American literature. There are three major themes which connect the essays: What was the American writer's original heritage of European ideas? What ideas, moods, manners in American writers were indigenous, or mostly so, to America? And finally, what has been the influence of American literature on Europe?" -- BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
American literature -- History and criticism.
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| Author |
Gilman, William H. (William Henry), 1911-1976.
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| LC no. |
flu00027321 |
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