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Myra Jehlen's aim in these essays is to read for what she calls the edge of literature: the point at which writing seems unable to say more, which is also, for Jehlen, the threshold of the real.

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"Readings at the Edge of Literature explores the contradictions that emerge whenever the ideal called America tries to identify itself in our literature. This collection is alert and alive, full of intellectual energy, stunning perceptions, and analytical brilliance." - Richard Poirier, author of Trying It Out in America: Literary and Other Performances

Readings at the Edge of Literature

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/06/2002
      ISBN13: 9780226396019, 978-0226396019
      ISBN10: 0226396010
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      Literary studies: general Literary theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Myra Jehlen's aim in these essays is to read for what she calls the edge of literature: the point at which writing seems unable to say more, which is also, for Jehlen, the threshold of the real.

      Trade Review
      "Readings at the Edge of Literature explores the contradictions that emerge whenever the ideal called America tries to identify itself in our literature. This collection is alert and alive, full of intellectual energy, stunning perceptions, and analytical brilliance." - Richard Poirier, author of Trying It Out in America: Literary and Other Performances

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