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This scholarly volume reexamines American literature from the revolutionary period to today through the lens of class analysis, offering fresh perspectives on how inequality has shaped the nation's cultural output. American Studies scholars have long investigated social inequality and control mechanisms in American society, yet discussions have centred predominantly on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and disability. This collection of essays shifts focus to class itself - both its historical evolution and its enduring influence on American culture and literary expression. By establishing class as a foundational analytical category, the book challenges readers to reconsider canonical texts and contemporary works alongside questions of economic status, labour, and social hierarchy. Ideal for literature students, cultural historians, and anyone seeking to understand how class structures have fundamentally shaped American writing and thought across centuries.

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Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives volume that examines class as a central framework for understanding American literary history.

Essays explore the historically changing experience of class and its persistent effects on American cultural production.

Covers American literature from the revolutionary period through the present day with sustained analytical focus.

Complements existing American Studies scholarship on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and disability with critical class analysis.

Suitable for university courses in American literature, cultural studies, and social history.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415822068
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 09 May 2014
Listed Since: 24 September 2012

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