Across the Pond
An Englishman's View of America
Americans have long been fascinated with the oddness of the British, but the English, says literary critic Terry Eagleton, find their transatlantic neighbors just as strange. Only an alien race would admiringly refer to a colleague as aggressive, use superlatives to describe everything from one's pet dog to one's rock collection, or speak frequently of being empowered. Why, asks Eagleton, must we broadcast our children's school grades with bumper stickers announcing My Child Made the Honor Roll? Why don't we appreciate the indispensability of the teapot? And why must we remain so irritatingly optimistic, even when all signs point to failure?O…
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- ISBN: 978-0-393-34940-5
- EAN: 9780393349405
- Produktnummer: 15319639
- Verlag: WW Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H20.8 cm x B13.9 cm x D1.5 cm 165 g
- Gewicht: 165
Über den Autor
Terry Eagleton was born in Manchester, England. The author of more than forty books, including the seminal Literary Theory: An Introduction, he has taught at Oxford, Cambridge, and the University of Manchester. He resides in Dublin, Ireland, with his wife and children.
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