Schools of fiction : literature and the making of the American Educational System / Morgan Day Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frank, Morgan Day, author.

Series:

Oxford Studies in American Literary History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature.

American literature--19th century--History and cricitism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Throughout history, American literature has provided an escape from the classroom; yet authors like Twain, Melville, and Ellison remain key figures in high school and college curricula. This book offers an account of this paradox, examining the contentious but ultimately generative relationship between literary and scholastic culture in the US.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Author

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Irrelevance

PART 1

1. The School and Society

2. Against Reading

PART 2

3. In Defense of Punctuality

4. Interest, Disgust

PART 3

5. Secret Societies

6. Really, Really Secret Societies

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-323) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Day Frank, Morgan Schools of Fiction

ISBN:

9780191959561

0191959561

9780192693150

0192693158

9780192693167

0192693166