<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The article outlines the beginnings of ethnic literature research in the United States of America with regards to its reception from the 1960s to the 1980s. Aesthetic merit as a leading consideration in the evaluation of literary works, in view of the opinions of numerous critics, is quite problematic to apply in the case of Czech and Polish literature. Considering the output of Slovak-American research in the field of literary criticism and literary history, the results are not satisfactory either. There are a few works that provide valuable insight into the literature of the Slovak diaspora.</p></abstract>

The article outlines the beginnings of ethnic literature research in the United States of America with regards to its reception from the 1960s to the 1980s. Aesthetic merit as a leading consideration in the evaluation of literary works, in view of the opinions of numerous critics, is quite problematic to apply in the case of Czech and Polish literature. Considering the output of Slovak-American research in the field of literary criticism and literary history, the results are not satisfactory either. There are a few works that provide valuable insight into the literature of the Slovak diaspora.

Ethnic Literature and Slovak American Research

Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky Filozofická fakulta UKF v Nitre Štefánikova 67 949 74 Nitra

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The article outlines the beginnings of ethnic literature research in the United States of America with regards to its reception from the 1960s to the 1980s....

Ethnic Literature and Slovak American Research

Published Online: Jul 09, 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aa-2014-0001

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