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else, but they were not available to the emergent American writer. Indeed, the
complex kinds of traditional authority that Nature implies were specifically
disowned by the American idea and left out of the American dream. For America,
Nature ...
else, but they were not available to the emergent American writer. Indeed, the
complex kinds of traditional authority that Nature implies were specifically
disowned by the American idea and left out of the American dream. For America,
Nature ...
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The way in which the popularity of American culture co-exists with a loathing of
American political behaviour is an ... In America writers take greater risks, still
attempting to assume bardic or prophetic responsibilities, to run for President, to
work ...
The way in which the popularity of American culture co-exists with a loathing of
American political behaviour is an ... In America writers take greater risks, still
attempting to assume bardic or prophetic responsibilities, to run for President, to
work ...
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comes to making any such judgements; and judgements will, in any case, not be
encouraged, for any specimen of American writing, no matter how wretchedly
bad, can be pressed into service in the interests of the unified American cultural ...
comes to making any such judgements; and judgements will, in any case, not be
encouraged, for any specimen of American writing, no matter how wretchedly
bad, can be pressed into service in the interests of the unified American cultural ...
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Contents
preface | 7 |
The Novel No Longer Novel | 11 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Situation of the Novel Critical essays in modern literature, ISSN 0070-153X |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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