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A history of California literature /

A History of Californian Literature surveys the paradoxical image of the Golden State as a site of dreams and disenchantment, formidable beginnings and ruinous ends. This history encompasses the prismatic nature of California by exploring a variety of historical periods, literary genres and cultural...

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Other Authors:	Allmendinger, Blake (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	American literature > California > History and criticism. Literature and society > California. California > Intellectual life. California > In literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.

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