The Dream Of The Great American Novel
United states, in literature
American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century
National characteristics in literature
National characteristics, American, in literature
National characteristics, american
American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century
Stories, plots
Literature and society
American fiction
In literature
History and criticism
History
"The idea of 'the great American novel' continues to thrive almost as vigorously as in its nineteenth-century heyday, defying 150 years of attempts to dismiss it as amateurish or obsolete. In this landmark book, the first in many years to take in the whole sweep of national fiction, Lawrence Buell r…
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