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Europäische Studien zur nordamerikanischen Literatur und Kultur Reihe

Diese Reihe taucht aus einer ausgeprägt europäischen Perspektive in die reiche Landschaft nordamerikanischer Literatur und Kultur ein. Sie erforscht sorgfältig den komplexen Dialog und die gegenseitigen Einflüsse zwischen der Alten und der Neuen Welt durch tiefgehende wissenschaftliche Analysen. Leser können frische Einblicke in kanonische und aufstrebende Werke erwarten. Sie ist unerlässlich für alle, die sich für transatlantische kulturelle Austauschprozesse und die Entwicklung literaturwissenschaftlicher Studien über Kontinente hinweg interessieren.

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