Writing the American classics

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Writing the American classics

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Published 1990cover on file

This collection of essays describes the genesis of ten classic works of American literature. Using biographical, cultural, and manuscript evidence, the contributors tell the "stories of stories," plotting the often curious and always interesting ways in which notable American books took shape in a writer's mind.

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Publisher	University of North Carolina Press
Pages	287
Search language	english
ISBN_10	0-807-81896-8 primary
ISBN_10	0-807-84280-X primary

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