The Text and the Voice
Writing, Speaking, Democracy, and American Literature
Alessandro Portelli(Author)
Columbia University Press
Will be published approx. on 25. August 1994
Book
Hardback
415 pages
978-0-231-08498-7 (ISBN)
Description
This assessment of American literary history explores the ways in which the interplay of written and oral forms shaped the foundations of both national literature and political identity. It examines numerous texts, written from colonial to modern times, considering how speech and writing interact.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Weight
45 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-08498-7 (9780231084987)
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