| Recovered Legacies: Authority and Identity in Early Asian Amer Lit Contributor(s): Lawrence, Keith (Author), Cheung, Floyd (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1592131190 ISBN-13: 9781592131198 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American |
| Dewey: 810.989 |
| LCCN: 2004062557 |
| Series: Asian American History & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.08" W x 8.98" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recovered Legacies: Authority and Identity in Early Asian American Literature employs contemporary and traditional readings of representative works in prose, poetry, and drama to suggest new ways of understanding and appreciating the critically fertile but under-examined body of Asian American writing from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. The essays in this volume engage these works -- in different genres, from different periods, and by authors of different ethnicities -- with a strong awareness of historical context and a keen sensitivity to literary form. The resulting collection helps to recover the rich and diverse literary heritage of Asian America and argues persuasively for the significance of these works to the American literary canon. |