Lauter is one of the leading figures in the project known as Reconstructing American Literature. The essays in this book represent his effort to establish a theory of 'Canonical Criticism'. They reflect the eloquence and passion of a serious commitment to understanding and influencing the relationship between social justice, academic freedom, and literary history.
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Canons and contexts.
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American literature-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc.
Canon (Literature)
Criticism-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Educational innovations.
English philology-- Study and teaching (Higher)-- United States.