偉大美國小說

偉大美國小說，為代表美國的時代精神的小說。它被假定為一個美國作家以普通美國公民的角度，來了解國家、文化。在歷史上，它有時也等同於美國的民族史詩。

概述

雖然小說早在17世紀的美國殖民時期就已經出現，但是不具有“美國”小說的身分，直到“美國文學” 於18世紀開始為止。美國是一個國家，同時反映其文學的發展。

“偉大美國小說”的稱呼源於美國南北戰爭時期小說家約翰·威廉·德·佛瑞斯特（John William De Forest）的一篇文章。然而，更廣泛地說，這種概念起源於美國民族主義，而偉大的英國作家當時如此稱呼美國作家。

在現代用法中，這個詞往往是比喻與代表一種美國文學在一個特定的時代的文學基準寫作方式。懷有抱負的作家，尤其是學生，經常說要創作出“偉大美國小說”。從理論上講，這樣的小說也許曾經被創作出來，或不曾被創作出來。因此，“偉大美國小說”是柏拉圖式的理想，沒有任何特定的文本。

參考資料

^ Buell, Lawrence. The Unkillable Dream of the Great American Novel: Moby-Dick as Test Case. [2010-10-26]. American Literary History Volume 20, Issue 1-2 Pp. 132-155. （原始内容存档于2016-01-08）.
^ Brown, Robert B. One Hundred Years of Huck Finn. American Heritage Publishing. June–July 1984 [2011-12-10]. （原始内容存档于2011-08-18）.
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外部連結

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[1] Buell, Lawrence. The Unkillable Dream of the Great American Novel: Moby-Dick as Test Case. [2010-10-26]. American Literary History Volume 20, Issue 1-2 Pp. 132-155. （原始内容存档于2016-01-08）.

[2] Brown, Robert B. One Hundred Years of Huck Finn. American Heritage Publishing. June–July 1984 [2011-12-10]. （原始内容存档于2011-08-18）.

[3] Elliott, Emory. The Columbia History of the American Novel. Columbia University Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-231-07360-8 （英语）.

[4] Hirsch, Arthur. The real great American Novel: 'Absalom, Absalom!' Faulkner: His ninth novel, for its span, its revelation, its American essence, stands above all others in reaching for this literary absolute.. The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD). 1997-11-16 [2010-09-21]. （原始内容存档于2011-12-29）.

[5] Hammond, Margo. Norman Mailer on the Media and the Message. Book Babes. The Poynter Institute. February 6, 2004 [2010-09-21]. （原始内容存档于2010-10-16）.

[6] Dana, Gioia. The Grapes of Wrath Radio Show - Transcript. The Big Read. The National Endowment for the Arts. [2010-09-22]. （原始内容存档于2011-07-17）.

[7] Nixon, Rob. The Grapes of Wrath. This Month Spotlight. Turner Classic Movies. [2010-09-22]. （原始内容存档于2013-01-04）. Nixon quotes John Springer, author of The Fondas (Citadel, 1973), a book about Henry Fonda and his role in film version of The Grapes of Wrath: "The Great American Novel made one of the few enduring Great American Motion Pictures."

[8] Wolverton, II, Joe. J.D. Salinger, Dead at 91. The New American Magazine. January 29, 2010 [2010-09-22]. （原始内容存档于2012-03-06）. "While a student at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Salinger amused and annoyed his fellow students by traipsing about campus proclaiming that he would be the author of the next Great American Novel. That his Catcher in the Rye was such a book is indisputable.

[9] Giles, Patrick, The Great American Novel, Los Angeles Times, 2002-09-15 [2012-11-05], （原始内容存档于2011-12-29）

[10] Amis, Martin, Review, The Atlantic Monthly (quoted by Powell's Books), [2012-11-05], （原始内容存档于2020-11-11）

[11] Williams, Mary Elizabeth. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Personal Best. Salon. [2010-09-22]. （原始内容存档于2009-05-03）.

[12] Jameson, Fredric. The Seeds of Time. Columbia University Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-231-08058-3 （英语）.

[13] Puente, Maria. 'To Kill a Mockingbird': Endearing, enduring at 50 years. USA Today. 2010-07-08 [2012-11-05]. （原始内容存档于2011-10-17）.

[14] Ruch, Alan. Introduction to GR. The Modern World. April 1, 1997 [2010-09-22]. （原始内容存档于2010-09-15）.

[15] Weisenburger, Steven. A Gravity's Rainbow Companion. University of Georgia Press. 2006: 412 [2012-11-05]. （原始内容存档于2011-12-29）.

[16] San Francisco Review of Books. [2012-11-05]. （原始内容存档于2011-11-29）. "Gaddis has written the long-awaited great American novel... A beautiful book and a brilliant author."

[17] ttp://oyc.yale.edu/english/american-novel-since-1945/content/transcripts/transcript-18-cormac-mccarthy-blood-meridian-cont^{[永久失效連結]}.

[18] What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years?. [2012-11-05]. （原始内容存档于2018-02-25）.

[19] Morton, Brian. Scotland on Sunday. [2012-11-05]. （原始内容存档于2012-03-18）.

[20] Benjamin Alsup. Jonathan Franzen Will Go Down Swinging - Some people believe the era of the Great American Novel is over. Freedom makes them look like fools.. August 11, 2010 [2014-12-13]. （原始内容存档于2014-11-24）（英语）.

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