The American Classics

The American Classics

a personal essay

by Denis Donoghue

2005
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How is a classic book to be defined? How much time must elapse before a work may be judged a " classic" ? And among all the works of American literature, which deserve the designation? In this provocative new book Denis Donoghue essays to answer these questions.

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