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The Cambridge companion to literature of the American West / edited by Steven Frye. [electronic reso...

The Cambridge companion to literature of the American W...

The Cambridge companion to literature of the American West / edited by Steven Frye. [electronic reso...

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The Cambridge companion to literature of the American West / edited by Steven Frye. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge companion to literature of the American West / edited by Steven Frye. [electronic resource]

Publisher

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVwvWQBpb

MMS ID

991023962862602626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xxix, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction Steven Frye; 2. Transnational Wests: the literature of Spanish exploration M. Carmen Gomez-Galisteo; 3. Western folk traditions: from colonization to Mark Twain and the San Francisco Circle John Dudley; 4. Settlement, promise, and catastrophe in the m...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2016.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to one of the most vibrant and expansive traditions in world literature. The American West occupies a unique place in the global imagination, and the literature it produced transcends the category of 'region' in theme and form. Written by prominent international scholars, the essays cover a diver...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge companion to literature of the American West / edited by Steven Frye. [electronic resource]

Variant title

BOOK

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Cambridge companions to literature

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 May 2016).

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Record Identifier

74VKVwvWQBpb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVwvWQBpb

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ISBN

1-316-15509-9

1-316-57751-1

1-316-57870-4

DDC

810.9/3278

MMS ID

991023962862602626

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