Reading the West
New Essays on the Literature of the American West (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture)
By Michael Kowalewski
"Reading the West" is published by Cambridge University Press in February 23, 1996 - Cambridge, it has 319 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Reading the West” Metadata:
- Title: Reading the West
- Author: Michael Kowalewski
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 319
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: February 23, 1996
- Publish Location: Cambridge
“Reading the West” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Homes and haunts - In literature - Intellectual life - Western stories - History and criticism - American literature - American Authors - American literature, history and criticism - Western stories, history and criticism - West (u.s.), social life and customs - West (u.s.), in literature - Literature - Literatur - Westernliteratur - Weststaaten - Aufsatzsammlung - Amerikaans - Frontier - Letterkunde - Littérature américaine - Histoire et critique - Westerns (littérature) - Dans la littérature - Vie intellectuelle - University of South Alabama
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Hardcover
- Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL7741261M - OL4308064W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 503654690
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 95032384
- ISBN-13: 9780521450614 - 9780521565592
- ISBN-10: 0521450616
- All ISBNs: 0521450616 - 9780521450614 - 9780521565592
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"Place" and "region" permeate western literature, from James Fenimore Cooper's The Prairie in 1825 to Mary Austin's The Land of Little Rain (1903) to Ivan Doig's This House of Sky (1978), subtitled "Landscapes of a Western Mind."
"Reading the West" Description:
The Open Library:
Reading the West is a collection of critical essays by writers, independent scholars, and critics on the literature of the American West. The essays in this volume enrich our understanding of western writing by reemphasizing the importance of "place" in literary studies. Whether focusing upon gender, genre, class, or multiethnic and environmental concerns, these essays seek to reinvigorate an interest in regional artistry. Aimed to a general audience as well as an academic readership, this volume conveys a sense of the true depth and complexity of western writing, from the nineteenth century to the present.
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