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Across the pond : an Englishman's view of America / Terry Eagleton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eagleton, Terry, 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eagleton, Terry, 1943-.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Travel.
- British.
- United States.
- British--United States--Anecdotes.
- Eagleton, Terry, 1943---Travel--United States.
- Eagleton, Terry.
- Popular culture--Great Britain.
- Great Britain.
- United States--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs.
- National characteristics, American.
- National characteristics, British.
- English language--Variation--United States.
- English language.
- English language--Variation.
- English language--Variation--Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 178 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2013]
- Summary:
- A native Briton describes America and its citizens through his English eyes, humorously questioning their choices in bumper stickers, use of adjectives and superlatives, and their overall lack of appreciation for the teapot.
- Contents:
- Divided languages
- The outgoing spirit
- Mortal bodies and immortal minds
- America the dutiful
- The affirmative spirit
- The one and the many
- The fine and the good.
- ISBN:
- 9780393088984
- 0393088987
- OCLC:
- 811599492
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