Heartland of the imagination

"This book focuses on works of conservative American writers and others who have written of America. Beginning with the work of Poe, the book explores the traditionalist temper in books by Lindsay, Dostoevsky, Hitchcock, Naipaul, and Haruf. Drawing on the theories of Simpson, Kolakowski, Scruton, and Himmelfarb, among others, this text offers a significant aspect of American culture"--Provided by publisher.