Syllabus of a course of lectures on California literature and its spirit
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
44
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/0,3 cm
Gewicht
70 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-909-9
Before Hollywood, before the myth, California was already being read, argued over, and loved. A syllabus can sing, too. George Wharton James sets out a lecture syllabus outline that maps the state through its books: missions and mining camps, desert and coastline, city boosters and quiet naturalists. Part literature course syllabus, part set of academic lecture notes, it offers a brisk, usable framework for california literature history and the larger question of identity: what gives the region its particular tone, pace, and moral weather. Readers drawn to the spirit of california writing will find clear signposts to major authors, themes, and periods, while teachers and students will recognise practical seminar handouts shaped for discussion. It is also a handy compass for libraries building university course materials around place, language, memory, and landscape. Written in early twentieth century california, these lectures capture regional american literary criticism at the moment the American West was being canonised. James reads California not as a backdrop but as a cultural force, linking western american literature survey traditions to american west cultural history: settlement, landscape, tourism, faith, and reinvention. For collectors of classic Americana and for curious newcomers, it stands as an early guide to california regionalism studies and a compact literature study guide for returning to the sources with sharper eyes. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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