Sensational Designs
The Cultural Work of American Fiction, 1790-1860
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | Jane Tompkins | ISBN: | 9780190281373 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | May 29, 1986 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jane Tompkins |
| ISBN: | 9780190281373 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | May 29, 1986 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
In this provocative book, Jane Tompkins seeks to move the study of literature away from the small group of critically approved texts that have dominated literary discussion over the decades, to allow inclusion of texts ignored or denigrated by the literary academy. Sensational Designs challenges comfortable assumptions about what makes a literary work a "classic."
In this provocative book, Jane Tompkins seeks to move the study of literature away from the small group of critically approved texts that have dominated literary discussion over the decades, to allow inclusion of texts ignored or denigrated by the literary academy. Sensational Designs challenges comfortable assumptions about what makes a literary work a "classic."
