TY  - BOOK
AU  - Primeau, Ronald
TI  - Romance of the road: : the literature of the American highway
SN  - 9780879726980
U1  - 810.9355 PRI 23
PY  - 1996///
CY  - ,Bowling Green, OH
PB  - :Bowling Green State University Popular Press
KW  - American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
KW  - Literature
KW  - Tourism -- United States
KW  - Travel writing -- History -- 20th century
N2  - In journeys of self-discovery, quests to define our national identity, opportunities to escape from the daily routine, and expressions of social protest - the American road narrative has been a significant and popular literary genre for four decades. Romance of the Road captures America's love affair with roads, cars, travel, speed, and the lure of open spaces. With roots reaching back to quest romance and pilgrimage, the literature of the American highway explores our diverse and often conflicted cultural values. This comprehensive study of an important American art form examines how road narratives create dialogues between travelers, authors, and readers about who we are, what we value, and where we hope to be going
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