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An examination of crucial texts of 18th-century American literature, this book argues that the United States was self-consciously enacted through the spoken word. Balancing the strong emphasis on the importance of print culture, it uncovers the complex process of articulating a new nation.

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Logocracy in America 2: "The Affairs of the Revolution Occasion'd the Interruption": Self, Language, and Nation in Franklin's Autobiography 3: "The Very Act of Utterance": Law, Language, and Legitimation in Brown's Wieland 4: "Tongues of People Altercating With One Another": Language, Text and Society in Brackenridge's Modern Chivalry 5: Coda: The Voice of Patrick Henry Index

The Elephants Teach Creative Writing Since 1880

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/1998
      ISBN13: 9780226492834, 978-0226492834
      ISBN10: 0226492834
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      Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An examination of crucial texts of 18th-century American literature, this book argues that the United States was self-consciously enacted through the spoken word. Balancing the strong emphasis on the importance of print culture, it uncovers the complex process of articulating a new nation.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Logocracy in America 2: "The Affairs of the Revolution Occasion'd the Interruption": Self, Language, and Nation in Franklin's Autobiography 3: "The Very Act of Utterance": Law, Language, and Legitimation in Brown's Wieland 4: "Tongues of People Altercating With One Another": Language, Text and Society in Brackenridge's Modern Chivalry 5: Coda: The Voice of Patrick Henry Index

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