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A Journey Through American Literature (Paperback)
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A Journey Through American Literature (Paperback)
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A vivid snapshot of America's kaleidoscopic literary tradition, A
Journey Through American Literature illuminates the authors, works,
and events that have shaped our cultural heritage. Kevin J. Hayes
charts this history through a series of approachable thematic
chapters--Narrative Voice and the Short Story, the Drama of the
Everyday, the Great American Novel--that reveal the richness of
American literature while providing a compelling set of footholds
with which to engage it. Among the topics covered are the role of
travel and the symbolism of geography, characters and the
importance of voice and dialect, self-definition and the American
dream, new beginnings, and the role of memory. Hayes not only
discusses the main canonical genres like poetry, drama, and the
novel, but also looks at travel writing, autobiography, and frame
tales. Key writers like Mark Twain, Ralph Ellison, Emily Dickinson,
and Harriet Jacobs are central players in the drama while dozens
more create a backdrop that gives this history depth. The book also
features over 20 illustrations, a bibliography, and a chronology
listing the key events and work in America's literary history.
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