Twofold Identities: Norwegian-American Contributions to Midwestern LiteraturePeter Lang, 2004 - 240 síður Twofold Identities is a study of Midwestern American literature as well as of Norwegian-American immigrant texts. Many readers have judged the latter to be a mere reflection of immigrant experience, a judgment that is neither fair nor correct. These American writers were forced to confront an essentially modern experience complicated by the contextual duality of bilingualism. For early Midwestern immigrant writers and their readers, the task of homemaking in a new setting was a philosophically challenging and highly problematic endeavor. These Midwestern writers were not lost, divided, nor rootless. They had the unique privileged ability to draw on the resources of two worlds. As writers they enjoyed - and helped to strengthen - twofold identities. |
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... texts they studied " ( 4 ) . His argument is timely and well taken . According to Ferraro , critics of immigrant ... texts , all published by immigrant presses in the Midwest . The various kinds of texts lend themselves to a critical ...
... texts they studied " ( 4 ) . His argument is timely and well taken . According to Ferraro , critics of immigrant ... texts , all published by immigrant presses in the Midwest . The various kinds of texts lend themselves to a critical ...
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... texts from the same period : religious narratives , sermons , travel accounts , autobiographical sketches , memoirs , letters ( private or public ) . The emphasis is not on what these texts may tell about social his- tory , but on the ...
... texts from the same period : religious narratives , sermons , travel accounts , autobiographical sketches , memoirs , letters ( private or public ) . The emphasis is not on what these texts may tell about social his- tory , but on the ...
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... texts for their insight into human nature and their basic aes- thetic value , the essence of central elements of Jesus ' teaching such as the Lord's Prayer , and the recognition of the individual as being superior to in- herited dogmas ...
... texts for their insight into human nature and their basic aes- thetic value , the essence of central elements of Jesus ' teaching such as the Lord's Prayer , and the recognition of the individual as being superior to in- herited dogmas ...
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