The Twentieth Century American Fiction

Informationen zum Autor Christopher MacGowan is Professor of English at the College of William and Mary, USA. His numerous publications include work on William Carlos Williams, Denise Levertov, Sherwood Anderson, Ford Madox Ford, and Vladimir Nabokov. Klappentext Accessibly structured with entries on important historical contexts, central issues, key texts and the major writers, this Handbook provides an engaging overview of twentieth-century American fiction.Featured writers range from Henry James and Theodore Dreiser to contemporary figures such as Joyce Carol Oates, Thomas Pynchon, and Sherman Alexie, and analyses of key works include The Great Gatsby, Lolita, The Color Purple, and The Joy Luck Club, among others. Relevant contexts for these works, such as the impact of Hollywood, the expatriate scene in the 1920s, and the political unrest of the 1960s are also explored, and their importance discussed.This is a stimulating overview of twentieth-century American fiction, offering invaluable guidance and essential information for students and general readers. Zusammenfassung This student-friendly handbook provides an engaging overview of American fiction over the twentieth century, with entries on the important historical contexts and central issues, as well as the major texts and writers. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsHow To Use This BookChronology: Significant Dates and Events, 1900-2000I. IntroductionII.Major WritersIII.Key TextsIV.ThemesGuide to Further Reading

List of contents

Acknowledgements
 
How To Use This Book
 
Chronology: Significant Dates and Events, 1900-2000
I. Introduction
 
II.Major Writers
 
III.Key Texts
 
IV.Themes
 
Guide to Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Macgowan, Christopher J. Macgowan, MacGowan Christopher, Christopher Macgowang
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2011
• EAN: 9781405160247
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-6024-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature; Blackwell Literature Handbooks; Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks; Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks; Blackwell Literature Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Literaturwissenschaft, Amerikanische Literatur, Literature, United States of America, USA, Literaturkritik u. -geschichte, Literary Criticism & History, American Literature, Amerikanische Literatur / 20. Jhd. u. zeitgenössische Werke, 20th Century & Contemporary American Literature, Amerika /Literatur, Literaturgeschichte