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New England Beyond Criticism: In Defense of America�s First Literature
Contributor(s): New, Elisa (Author)
ISBN: 1118854543     ISBN-13: 9781118854549
Publisher: Wiley
OUR PRICE:   $32.25  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
Dewey: 810.997
LCCN: 2013050115
Series: Blackwell Manifestos (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - New England
 
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Timely and beautifully written, New England Beyond Criticism provides a passionate defense of the importance of the literature of New England to the American literary canon, and its impact on the development of spirituality, community, and culture in America.

  • An exploration and defense of the prominence of New England's literary tradition within the canon of American literature
  • Traces the impact of the literature of New England on the development of spirituality, community, and culture in America
  • Includes in-depth studies of work from authors and poets such as William Bradford, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, Susan Howe, and Marilynne Robinson
  • Examines the place and impression of New England literature in the nation's intellectual history and the lives of its readers