MELUS, "MELUS", and the Crossroads of Cultures

Eventually, most of us who attended the Yale conference helped to write headnotes, edit, and comment on writers we fought to include in the new anthology; initially, it was to be published by the Feminist Press, but it finally emerged as the influential Heath Anthology of American Literature, which...

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Published in:Melus 2015-03, Vol.40 (1), p.21-26
Main Author: Lowe, John Wharton
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
American literature
American studies
Anthologies
Conventions
Feminism
FORUM: Forty Years of "MELUS"
Immigration
Sanctions
Social justice
Society
Teachers
Teaching
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Summary:Eventually, most of us who attended the Yale conference helped to write headnotes, edit, and comment on writers we fought to include in the new anthology; initially, it was to be published by the Feminist Press, but it finally emerged as the influential Heath Anthology of American Literature, which quickly challenged Norton, Oxford, McMichael, and the other standard anthologies for dominance in the field. [...]when teachers adopted the Heath Anthology of American Literature and wanted to learn more about writers they had not encountered before, they turned to MELUS, and many then subscribed to the journal.
ISSN:0163-755X
1946-3170
DOI:10.1093/melus/mlu088