The American village in a global setting : selected papers from an interdisciplinary conference in honour of Sinclair Lewis and Ida K. Compton / edited by Michael E. Connaughton and Suellen Rundquist.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
• Compton, Ida L., 1917-1985.
• Connaughton, Michael.
• Rundquist, Suellen.
• St. Cloud State University.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• National characteristics, American, in literature--Congresses.
• Middle West--In literature--Congresses.
• Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951--Criticism and interpretation--Congresses.
• Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951--Friends and associates--Congresses.
• Compton, Ida L., 1917-1985--Friends and associates--Congresses.

Genre:

• Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In October 2005 a conference honoring the contributions of Sinclair Lewis to Midwest and American culture and celebrating the friendship between Sinclair Lewis and Ida K. Compton was held at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Sinclair Lew

Contents:

• pt. 1. Sinclair Lewis : revisiting the community
• pt. 2. Other communities, other voices
• pt. 3. New communities, new issues, and new solutions
• pt. 4. Globalism and its challenges to community : moral and ethical dimensions of the new world community in education through literature and film.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.
• Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 1-282-19276-0
• 9786612192760
• 1-4438-0916-0

OCLC:

1149105459