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A New Literary History of America

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A New Literary History of America
First edition (publ. Belknap Press)
AuthorGreil Marcus
Werner Sollors
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLiterary studies
Published2009
PublisherBelknap Press
Publication placeUnited States
Pages1128
ISBN0674035941

A New Literary History of America[1] is an anthology of essays edited by Greil Marcus and Werner Sollors. Its roughly 200 essays span a range of topics that the editors selected as a sample of the different voices and perspectives on North America since the genesis of the European concept of a New World.[2]

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  1. ^ Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner (2009). A New Literary History of America. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-03594-2. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Cohen, Patricia (September 22, 2009). "The Essence of America in 1,095 Pages". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2009.