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Creating American civilization : a genealogy of American literature as an academic discipline / David R. Shumway.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shumway, David R.
- Series:
- American culture (Minneapolis, Minn.) ; 11.
- American culture ; v. 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Study and teaching--United States--History.
- American literature.
- American literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- Civilization.
- American literature--Study and teaching.
- History.
- United States--Civilization--Study and teaching.
- United States.
- Canon (Literature).
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 407 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1994]
- Summary:
- This genealogy begins around 1890, when American literature as defined by institutions outside the academy, such as magazines and publishing houses, acquired much of the ideology it would display in later phases, including sexism, racism, and class bias.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0816621888
- 0816621896
- OCLC:
- 28708489
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