Abstract
Critical framing of the question of archival research in literary studies with reference to the recent trend in trans-Atlantic or New-Atlantic Studies. Problems of American literature and the definition of what constitutes a literary archive vis-a-vis the loss of referents that the "Atlantic" as a watery space of loss and transformation stands for. Discussion of what it means today to frame American Literature at supra-national level. Pros and Cons. REview of critical literature
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Modern European-American Relations in the Transatlantic Space. Recent Trends in History Writings |
Editore | Otto Editore |
Pagine | 223-255 |
Numero di pagine | 33 |
ISBN (stampa) | 978-88-95285-56-6 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1 gen 2015 |
Keywords
- American Literature
- Archive
- Neo-Atlantic Studies
- Trans-Atlantic Studies
- Trans-national American Literature