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The Usable Past: The Imagination of History in Recent Fiction of the Americas Zamora, Lois Parkinson (University of Houston)
The Usable Past: The Imagination of History in Recent Fiction of the Americas
Zamora, Lois Parkinson (University of Houston)
Concentrating on the past as both the subject of fiction and as a force for inscribing fiction, The Usable Past traces the ways in which writers self-consciously participate in the construction of an American canon. Linking Latin American and North American fiction, Zamora explores issues surrounding the ambivalence of history in a 'new' world.
276 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 13, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521582537 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 276 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 236 × 24 mm · 603 g |
| Language | English |