Region, nation, frontiers : proceedings from the 11th International Region and Nation Literature Association Conference / edited by Donna L. Potts, and Amy D. Unsworth

Conference Author: International Region and Nation Literature Association Conference (11th : 2006)
Published: Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 209 pages)
Additional Creators: Potts, Donna L., 1962- and Unsworth, Amy D.

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English.

Contents

pt. I. The American frontier -- pt. II. Creative nonfiction of place -- pt. III. Linguistic boundaries -- pt. IV. Postcolonial boundaries -- pt. V. Erotic boundaries -- pt. VI. Crossing boundaries.

Summary

The book is a collection of sixteen essays on issues of regional and national identities and perceptions in literature ranging from South Africa to the United States. Discussions include the American frontier, the relationship between non-fiction and place, linguistic and postcolonial boundaries.

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ISBN

9781443812092 (electronic bk.)
1443812099 (electronic bk.)
1847184596
9781847184597

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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