====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Courier Page 0230_1 from reel: L 722 (1878-10-10 to 1887-06-10) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/133131 Title: Has America a Literature? Summary: An editorial essay exploring whether America possesses a distinct literary tradition separate from English literature, discussing cultural identity and the characteristics that define national literature. Category: editorial Subjects: american literature; cultural identity; literary criticism Confidence: 0.85 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.