The Text and the Voice: Writing, Speaking, Democracy, and American Literature

by Alessandro Portelli

Book Overview

This assessment of American literary history explores the ways in which the interplay of written and oral forms shaped the foundations of both national literature and political identity. It examines numerous texts, written from colonial to modern times, considering how speech and writing interact.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231084986
• ISBN13: 9780231084987
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 415 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher