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xi, 192 pages ; 23 cm |
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The Renaissance tradition in America, by L.B. Wright.-The Enlightenment and the American dream, by T. Hornberger.-Benjamin Franklin, promoter of useful knowledge by R.E. Spiller.-Cosmopolitanism in American literature before 1880, by S.T. Williams.-Origins of a native American literary tradition, by H.N. Smith.-Americanization of the European heritage, by L. Howard.-American writers as critics of nineteenth-century society, by W. Thorp.-The reception of some nineteenth-century American authors in Europe, by C. Gohdes.-American naturalism; reflections from another era, by A. Kazin.-Contemporary American literature in its relation to ideas, by L. Trilling.-The American poet in relation to science, by N.H. Pearson.-Some European views of contemporary American literature, by H. Levin. |
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American literature -- European influences.
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American literature -- History and criticism.
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European literature -- Appreciation -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Gilman, William H. (William Henry), 1911-1976.
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