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The Reign of Wonder: Naivety and Reality in American Literature
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Reign of Wonder: Naivety and Reality in American Literature
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tony Tanner
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:400 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - general |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521291989
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
2 June 1977 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The adopted attitude towards reality and experience in American literature tends to be one of wonder and cultivated naivety rather than analysis and judgement. In this book, Dr Tanner offers some reasons for this and seeks to demonstrate the peculiar importance of wonder in American literature, by examining a number of key writers and showing how they confronted and assimilated reality at the same time he considers some of the difficulties incurred by this approach and studies its effects on American style.
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