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The Dream of the Great American Novel - Buell, Lawrence
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The first book in many years to take in the full sweep of national fiction, The Dream of the Great American Novel explains why this supposedly antiquated idea continues to thrive. It shows that four G.A.N. "scripts" are keys to the dynamics of American literature and identity--and to the myth of a nation perpetually under construction.

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The Dream of the Great American Novel 2016, Belknap Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674659896

Trade paperback

The Dream of the Great American Novel 2014, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674051157

Hardcover