Surveyors of customs : American literature as cultural analysis /

'Surveyors of Custom' explores literature's insights into how America - its soft capitalism, its 'democratised' inequality, its Americanisation of power - ticks. Joel Pfister argues that writers from Benjamin Franklin to Louise Erdrich can be read as critical 'surveyors...

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Main Author:	Pfister, Joel (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Series:	Oxford studies in American literary history.
Subjects:	American literature > Social aspects > History and criticism. National characteristics, American, in literature. Culture in literature. Literature and society > United States > History. Littérature américaine > Aspect social > Histoire et critique. Culture dans la littérature. Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire. American literature > Social aspects Culture in literature Literature and society National characteristics, American, in literature United States Kultur > Motiv Literatur Nationalcharakter > Motiv Kulturanalyse USA Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Summary:	'Surveyors of Custom' explores literature's insights into how America - its soft capitalism, its 'democratised' inequality, its Americanisation of power - ticks. Joel Pfister argues that writers from Benjamin Franklin to Louise Erdrich can be read as critical 'surveyors' of customs, culture, hegemony, capitalism's emotional logic, and much more.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190276171 0190276177