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Imagining Language in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Imagining Language in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Michael P. Kramer
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:260 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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Category/Genre | linguistics |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691605333
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Classifications | Dewey:420.7073 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In this study of the rhetoric of American writings on language, Michael Kramer argues that the prevalent critical distinction between imaginative and nonimaginative writing is of limited theoretical use. Breaking down the artificial, disciplinary barriers between two areas of scholarly inquiry--the literature of the American Renaissance and the stu
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