A New Literary History of America
Greil Marcus
Explore over two hundred original essays that bring together the many voices of American history, including literature, music, film, art, history, science, philosophy, political rhetoric and cultural creations of every kind. This new literary history unfolds in speeches, images, letters, and poetry, giving readers a kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. From Jackson Pollock and Carl Sandburg to hard-boiled detective fiction and Huckleberry Finn, this book is America singing and becoming something altogether different, plural, singular, and new.
Fecha de publicación
2009-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
2009-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Calificación de Goodreads
4.11
ISBN
9780674064102
Recomendaciones
1
Recomendaciones
2022-09-20T14:25:23.000Z
Great book. Literature, arts, culture, politics. The glorious/painful, hopeful/despairing, good/bad, seething history of America from the time the name first appeared on a map to the election of Obama. Every American should read it.
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