The figure of the American Adam is a prevalent myth in US cultural history. Defined by R.W.B. Lewis in 1955 as "the hero of new adventure ...an individual standing alone, self-reliant and self-propelling, ready to confront whatever awaited
| ISBN: | 9781441187079 |
| Publication date: | 5th January 2012 |
| Author: | Dr Jonathan Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 172 pages |
| Series: | Continuum Literary Studies |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |