Why Is English Literature?: Language and Letters for the Twenty-First Century

ISBN-13: 9781137379870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 160 str.

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"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

Spis treści

Introduction 1. English and the Languages 2. From ars liber to Modern Literatures 3. The American Century Conclusion: Language Needs New Language

O autorze

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.