Main Street and Empire
Author | : Ryan Poll |
Publisher | : American Literatures Initiativ |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 0813552907 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780813552903 |
Rating | : 4/5 (903 Downloads) |
Download or read book Main Street and Empire written by Ryan Poll and published by American Literatures Initiativ. This book was released on 2012 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Main Street and Empire, Ryan Poll argues that the small town, as evoked by the image of “Main Street,” is not a relic of the past but rather a metaphorical screen upon which the nation's “everyday” stories and subjects are projected on both a national and global level. It brings together a wide range of literary, cultural, and political texts to examine how the small town is used to imagine and reproduce the nation throughout the twentieth- and into the twenty-first century.