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ERIC Number: EJ494544
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
"Not in the Least American": Nineteenth-Century Literary Regionalism.
Fetterley, Judith
College English, v56 n8 p877-95 Dec 1994
Discusses the concepts of "American" and "unAmerican" in terms of national literature of the United States. Provides a critique of the way the literary canon of America is constructed and taught. Describes as treasonous and "unAmerican" much writing by women, as exemplified by the works of literary regionalists in the late 19th century. (HB)
Descriptors: Authors, Culture Conflict, Educational Trends, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Politics of Education, United States Literature
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Feminist Criticism; Historical Background; Literary Canon; Literary Theory