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Parables of Possibility: The American Need for Beginnings
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1996
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NationalismAmerican RenaissancePolitical LiteratureRhetoricAmerican NeedSocial ChangeEarly American LiteratureCultural StudiesAmerican LiteratureLiterary CriticismAmerican IdentityLanguage StudiesAmerican PoliticsLiterary StudyCritical TheoryAmerican PsycheAmerican NationUs LiteratureArtsPolitical Science
A reflection of the American psyche as revealed in US literature and politics, this study guides the reader through two centuries of American literary history. It examines the emerging American nation and the theme of new beginnings used by American writers in their search for a national identity.