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E pluribus unum : nineteenth-century American literature & the Constitutional paradox
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ISBN: 0877459347 1587295938 9781587295935 9780877459347 Year: 2005 Publisher: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press,

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""Out of many, one."" But how do the many become one without sacrificing difference or autonomy? This problem was critical to both identity formation and state formation in late 18th- and 19th-century America. The premise of this book is that American writers of the time came to view the resolution of this central philosophical problem as no longer the exclusive province of legislative or judicial documents but capable of being addressed by literary texts as well. The project of E Pluribus Unum is twofold. Its first and underlying concern is the general philosophic problem of the one and the m

Lost and found in translation : contemporary ethnic American writing and the politics of language diversity
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ISBN: 0807876828 9780807876824 0807856371 9780807856376 0807829773 9780807829776 9798890880024 Year: 2005 Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,

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Examines the trope of translation in twenty English-language novels and autobiographies by contemporary ethnic American writers. This book argues that these works advocate a politics of language diversity, a literary and social agenda that validates the multiplicity of ethnic cultures and tongues in the United States.

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American literature --- Language and languages --- Minorities --- Cultural pluralism in literature. --- Ethnic relations in literature. --- Ethnic groups in literature. --- Minorities in literature. --- Ethnicity in literature. --- Minority authors --- History and criticism. --- Political aspects --- Intellectual life. --- United States --- Languages. --- Minorities as a theme in literature --- Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature --- Foreign languages --- Languages --- Cultural pluralism in literature --- Ethnic relations in literature --- Ethnic groups in literature --- Minorities in literature --- Ethnicity in literature --- History and criticism --- Intellectual life --- E-books --- Anthropology --- Communication --- Ethnology --- Information theory --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philology --- Linguistics --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- English literature --- Agrarians (Group of writers) --- Minority authors&delete& --- United States&delete& --- Amerikaans. --- Ethnicité dans la littérature. --- Ethnische Gruppe. --- Ethnische Identität --- Etnische minderheden. --- Geistesleben. --- Groupes ethniques dans la littérature. --- Interkulturalität. --- Langage et langues --- Language and languages. --- Letterkunde. --- Literatur. --- Littérature américaine --- Minderheitenliteratur. --- Minorités dans la littérature. --- Minorités --- Multikulturelle Gesellschaft. --- Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature. --- Pluralisme dans la littérature. --- Politieke aspecten. --- Relations interethniques dans la littérature. --- Talen. --- Übersetzung. --- Minority authors. --- Aspect politique. --- United States. --- Political aspects. --- Auteurs issus des minorités --- Histoire et critique. --- Vie intellectuelle --- États-Unis --- Vie intellectuelle. --- USA. --- Langues.

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