American modern(ist) epic : novels to refound a nation /

American Modern(ist) Epic argues that a cadre of minority novelists revitalized the classic epic form in an effort to recast the United States according to modern, diverse and pluralistic grounds. These modern(ist) epic novels undermined and revised the foundational ideology of the United States, mo...

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Main Author:	Nemmers, Adam (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Clemson, South Carolina : Clemson University Press, [2021].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Epic literature, American > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. National characteristics, American, in literature. Civilization, Modern, in literature.

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Summary:	American Modern(ist) Epic argues that a cadre of minority novelists revitalized the classic epic form in an effort to recast the United States according to modern, diverse and pluralistic grounds. These modern(ist) epic novels undermined and revised the foundational ideology of the United States, modernizing the epic form in an effort to refound the nation.
Physical Description:	viii, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781949979664 1949979660