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Paul Giles; Why Literary Periods Mattered: Historical Contrast and the Prestige of English Studies Where Is American Literature? Object Lessons. American Literature 1 December 2015; 87 (4): 833–835. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-3329686