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... American dream . For America , Nature had to become the Human Condition . ( p . 270. ) As Bayley admits , the ... American literary form . To write such a novel is part of the American dream , and the idea of the American novel has ...
... American dream . For America , Nature had to become the Human Condition . ( p . 270. ) As Bayley admits , the ... American literary form . To write such a novel is part of the American dream , and the idea of the American novel has ...
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... American writing , to find spiritual refreshment in Faulkner or Charles Olson . The way in which the popularity of American cul- ture co - exists with a loathing of American political behaviour is an interesting global phenomenon . The ...
... American writing , to find spiritual refreshment in Faulkner or Charles Olson . The way in which the popularity of American cul- ture co - exists with a loathing of American political behaviour is an interesting global phenomenon . The ...
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... American cultural myth ( one need only check some of the titles published by the lesser or middle - grade American university presses to see the truth of this ; the most unlikely works or authors are subjected to critical analysis and ...
... American cultural myth ( one need only check some of the titles published by the lesser or middle - grade American university presses to see the truth of this ; the most unlikely works or authors are subjected to critical analysis and ...
Contents
Preface 74 | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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