"How is a classic book to be defined? How much time must elapse before a work may be judged a "classic"? And among all the works of American literature, which deserve the designation? In this new book Denis Donoghue essays to answer these questions. He presents his own short list of "relative" classics - works whose appeal may not be universal but which nonetheless have occupied an important place in our culture for more than a century."--Jacket.
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