The American Classics (English, Denis Donoghue)

About the Book

An eminent literary critic explores five American classics How is a classic book to be defined? How much time must elapse before a work may be judged a "classic"? And among all the works of American literature, which deserve the designation? In this provocative new book, Denis Donoghue answers these questions. He presents his own short list of "relative" classics, works whose appeal may not be universal but which nonetheless have occupied an impo…

ISBN: 9780300107814