Predicting the Past The Paradoxes of American Literary History
Drawing from the social theories of Niklas Luhmann and Mary Douglas, Predicting the Past advocates a reflexive understanding of the paradoxical institutional dynamic of American literary history as a professional discipline and field of study. Contrary to most disciplinary accounts, Michael Boyden r...
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Leuven :
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2009.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009637727806719 |
Table of Contents:
- The pre-history of American literature : early prospects (1850-1910)
- Live and let live : debating contemporary literature (1890-1930)
- The uses of language : literary polyvocality and ethnic continuity (1880-1950)
- Precursors and exemplars : genealogies in American literary history.
