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Throughout history, American literature has provided an escape from the classroom; yet authors like Twain, Melville, and Ellison remain key figures in high school and college curricula. This book offers an account of this paradox, examining the contentious but ultimately generative relationship betw...

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Main Author: Frank, Morgan Day (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, [2022]
Series:Oxford studies in American literary history.
Subjects:
American literature > 19th century > History and cricitism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Education in literature.
Education > United States > History.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Éducation dans la littérature.
History.
EDUCATION.
Classics.
FICTION.
Sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
American literature
Education
Education in literature
United States
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
1800-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Throughout history, American literature has provided an escape from the classroom; yet authors like Twain, Melville, and Ellison remain key figures in high school and college curricula. This book offers an account of this paradox, examining the contentious but ultimately generative relationship between literary and scholastic culture in the US.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192693167
0192693166
9780191959561
0191959561
9780192693150
0192693158