The Frontier Experience and the American Dream
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The Frontier Experience and the American Dream

Essays on American Literature

Herausgeber: Mogen, David; Bryant, Paul; Busby, Mark
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The frontier has evoked a set of images, attitudes, and assumptions that have shaped a peculiarly American literary heritage. This volume reconsiders the whole of American literary tradition by focusing on the imaginative impact of the frontier mythology. Exploring the aesthetic implications of frontier experience, these essays also illustrate the vigorous debate among scholars regarding canon formation. Long dominated by the works of white males from the northeastern region of the country, the American literary canon continues to expand to include works by minorities, women, and authors from ...