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Why is English Literature?: Language and Letters for the Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Pivot) - Hardcover

Bonfiglio, T.

 
9781137379870: Why is English Literature?: Language and Letters for the Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Pivot)

Synopsis

Why is English synonymous with literature in the United States? Bonfiglio contextualizes the rising hegemony of English within the anti-labor, anti-immigration, xenophobic, mercantile, militarist, and technocratic ideologies that arose in the US in the first half of twentieth century.

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About the Author

Thomas Paul Bonfiglio is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Linguistics in The Department of Modern Literatures and Cultures at The University of Richmond, USA.

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