The American sentence from pulpit to Pulp fiction / Ira B. Nadel, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Author/creator Nadel, Ira Bruce
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
Descriptionpages cm
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Contents Prelude: The blue air -- Introduction: The architecture of the American sentence -- American voices: the pulpit, the sermon, the Jeremiad -- The telegraph and American speed -- Criminal sentences: the press -- American pieces: the screen -- Conclusion: Dancing periods.
Abstract "A compelling quest to locate a history and poetics of the American sentence, this book uses four stages in the story of American letters - the sermon, the telegraph, the newspaper and the screen - to ask what in fact is an American sentence and how has it changed?"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2025006470
ISBN9781350473096 hardback
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