Parables of Possibility: The American Need for Beginnings

by Terence Martin

Book Overview

A reflection of the American psyche as revealed in US literature and politics, this study guides the reader through two centuries of American literary history. It examines the emerging American nation and the theme of new beginnings used by American writers in their search for a national identity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231070500
• ISBN13: 9780231070508
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher