national characteristics, american, in literature

A collection of essays that track dynamics in American sexuality in relation to religion and national identity, as seen in American literature, since the Puritan movement of the seventeenth century.

Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Lonesome Dove" to "White House Correspondents' Association Dinner 2006 Speech.".

Features American literature that explores the implications for one's sense of identity while living within and between two or more cultures, whether that arises from immigration, being the child of immigrants, being mixed race, or some other circumstance.

Profiles thirteen books the author believes have had the greatest influence on American history and altered the way Americans think about the world around them.

Taking in the full sweep of national fiction, this title explains why this supposedly antiquated idea continues to thrive. It shows that four G A N "scripts" are keys to the dynamics of American literature and identity - and to the myth of a nation perpetually under construction.

Provides a comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged overview of literary works including plays, poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction from "Absalom, Absalom" to "Little House on the Prairie.".