The Voice and the Text – Writing, Speaking and Democracy in American Literature: Writing, Speaking, Democracy, and American Literature - Hardcover

Portelli, Alessandro

 
9780231084987: The Voice and the Text – Writing, Speaking and Democracy in American Literature: Writing, Speaking, Democracy, and American Literature
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0231084986 ISBN 13: 9780231084987
Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This assessment of American literary history explores the ways in which the interplay of written and oral forms shaped the foundations of both national literature and political identity. It examines numerous texts, written from colonial to modern times, considering how speech and writing interact.

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From the Back Cover

This bold retelling of American literary history explores the ways in which the interplay of oral and written forms shaped the foundations of our national literature and political identity. Throughout the book, Portelli invites the reader to share in a provocative, intriguing, and always open conversation on the American voice---deferred, remembered, transcribed, and reinvented by our multifaceted and fabled writers.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0231084986
ISBN 13 
9780231084987
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
438