Bryan Yazell, The American Vagrant in Literature: Race, Work and Welfare.
Alan Trachtenberg once described American Studies as the field of inquiry into the intellectual and cultural history of the United States with a “predominantly literary orientation” (Trachtenberg, 667). This traditional view of the discipline made use of literature to propose an explanation of soci...
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European journal of American studies
2024
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | Alan Trachtenberg once described American Studies as the field of inquiry into the intellectual and cultural history of the United States with a “predominantly literary orientation” (Trachtenberg, 667). This traditional view of the discipline made use of literature to propose an explanation of social, cultural, and political phenomena. Byran Yazell’s The American Vagrant in Literature is an outstanding example of this approach, presenting a detailed account of the birth and evolution of the ... |
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