The Transatlantic axis in the construction of hegemonic identity in American Studies
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https://doi.org/10.24310/tsn.1.2016.19139Keywords:
American Studies, Identity discourse, Transatlantic dialogueAbstract
This paper explores the construction of identity as a discourse in the United States of America through one of its most interesting cultural constructs: its literary canon. The essay briefly compares the situation of identity discourse in Spain and deals with cultural transatlantic dialogue addressing key figures of the American Literary Canon, mainly from the Colonial and Independence periods.
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