Revisions of the American Adam (Continuum Literary Studies)

by Jonathan Mitchell

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The figure of the American Adam is a prevalent myth in US cultural history. Defined by R.W.B. Lewis in 1955 as "the hero of new adventure ...an individual standing alone, self-reliant and self-propelling, ready to confront whatever awaited
  • ISBN10 1306845076
  • ISBN13 9781306845076
  • Publish Date 1 January 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 1 April 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Continuum
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 172
  • Language English