Abstract
One striking characteristic of vernacular literature is the mutually dependent interrelationship between aesthetics and politics at work in it: vernacular literature always talks about values, and it does so in a speakerly tone. Of course, most literary texts have a political dimension that is linked to formal features, but vernacular texts often take a stance on social issues, be they slavery or ecological disaster, and articulate their political message. This colloquial and decidedly lyrical prose draws attention to its orality, such that diction and timbre are crucial to the aesthetic appeal of vernacular literature.KeywordsLiterary TextLiterary TraditionAmerican LiteratureAesthetic AppealFictional WorldThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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