Flawed Texts and Verbal Icons: Literary Authority in American Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 0810106671
- ISBN-13
- 9780810106673
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 249
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Author
- Hershel Parker
Description
An evaluation of the importance of textual criticism in evaluation of important literary works, based on his study of important American literary works by authors such as James, Crane, and Mailer.
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