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.
- ISBN10 0231504888
- ISBN13 9780231504881
- Publish Date December 1994 (first published 25 August 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Columbia University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 415
- Language English