his book gives a brief overview of American literature chronologically. The author occasionally gives readers some quotes and extracts of the writers he is writing about. It is suitable for light reading and works well as an introduction to American literature because it does not go in depth. Some chapters could have been elaborated more and perhaps updated, especially the one on African Americ…
Buku ini menjelaskan tentang teori semiotik yang merupakan teori kritis pascamodern yang memahami karya sastra melalui tanda-tanda atau perlamvangan yang ditemui dalam teks. Dalam sebuah teks terdapat banyak tanda sehingga pembac atau penganalisis harus memahami maksud dan tujuan yang terkadaung didalmnya.
This study American culture and mores will help American readers to "see themselves as others see them." Professor Varenne's consclusions will undoubtedly provoke contoroversy as well as discussion. His analysis combines in an original way the modern insights of symbolic anthtopology and French structuralism.
A fresh selection from Roger Williams's texts, together with a thoughtful and incisive interpretation of them which brings Williams into focus for our time