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Meanings of american literature in English

Spanish
literatura estadounidense

Academic discipline devoted to the study of American literature.

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Usage of american literature in English
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Spain is still the gateway by which Latin American literature reaches Europe.
The Guardian
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Major Major switched immediately to American literature, but not before the F.B.I.
Catch-22
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He will have an honored place in the history of American literature.
Personal Sketches and Tributes / Part 2 from Volume VI of The Wo...
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He must by now be the most written-about figure in American literature.
The Irish Times
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One of the best general surveys is Richardson, American Literature, 2 vols.
Outlines of English and American Literature / An Introduction to...
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The flower of American literature gathered to do honor to its chief.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907
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She returned to her locker and pulled out her American literature textbook.
Spells
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And I thought I was making a notable addition to American literature.
Daddy-Long-Legs
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Those were discouraging times in American literature, but Poe never lost faith.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1
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Why, the depth of your ignorance about American literature is something appalling.
In a Steamer Chair, and Other Stories
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Instead, he embarked on a doctorate in Latin American literature at Cambridge.
The Guardian
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Toni Morrison It's a serious, serious loss, and a void in American literature.
The Guardian
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Denis Johnson remains a better-kept secret of American literature than his work deserves.
The Guardian
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The makers of the new American literature were friends of the anti-slavery cause.
The Negro and the Nation / A History of American Slavery and Enf...
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There is an American idiom which only American literature fully captures.
The Guardian
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He was Professor of Modern English and American Literature at UCD from 198093.
The Irish Times
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