T. Bonfiglio

Gebundenes Buch

Why Is English Literature?

Language and Letters for the Twenty-First Century

Beschreibung

Why is English synonymous with literature in the United States? Bonfiglio contextualizes the rising hegemony of English within the anti-labor, anti-immigration, xenophobic, mercantile, militarist, and technocratic ideologies that arose in the US in the first half of twentieth century.

Autor

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Linguistics in The Department of Modern Literatures and Cultures at The University of Richmond, USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US / Palgrave Pivot / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-37987-0
• 2013
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9781137379870
• ISBN-10: 1137379871
• Artikelnr.: 39127185

Rezensionen

"Why is English Literature? opens a fresh perspective on current discussions of globalization and transnationalism that will enliven literary studies in English and American literature departments." - John Michael, University of Rochester, USA