Description: From the author of the hugely successful "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" comes a highly entertaining and informative new book on the 25 works of literature that have most shaped American identity.
Brief description:
Thomas C. Foster is the author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, How to Write Like a Writer, How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor, and other works. He is professor emeritus of English at the University of Michigan, Flint, where he taught classes in contemporary fiction, drama, and poetry as well as creative writing and freelance writing. He is also the author of several books on twentieth-century British and Irish literature and poetry.
Review Quotes:
"Many readers will wish they had a high-school English teacher as cheery and engaged as Foster." - Kirkus Reviews
"Foster is a witty, quirkily provocative, and perceptive literary critic." - Publishers Weekly
"Funny, challenging, clear, and always insightful, this intriguing book will make you think again about what it means to be an American." - Janice A. Radway, author of A Feeling for Books