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Enthusiast! is a polemical history of American literature told from the point of view of six of its major enthusiasts. The book establishes enthusiasm as a defining feature of American literature. It shows how enthusiasm is fundamental to the circulation of culture. It -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction: A short essay on enthusiasm
1. Crowing
2. Spouting
3. Calling
4. Presenting
5. Circulating
6. Relishing
Afterword: Enthusiasm and audit
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/06/2014
      ISBN13: 9780719095849, 978-0719095849
      ISBN10: 719095840

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Enthusiast! is a polemical history of American literature told from the point of view of six of its major enthusiasts. The book establishes enthusiasm as a defining feature of American literature. It shows how enthusiasm is fundamental to the circulation of culture. It -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: A short essay on enthusiasm
      1. Crowing
      2. Spouting
      3. Calling
      4. Presenting
      5. Circulating
      6. Relishing
      Afterword: Enthusiasm and audit
      Acknowledgements
      Bibliography
      Index

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