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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth K. Brandtis professor of English at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is the executive coordinator of the Jack London Society, the editor of The Call: The Magazine of the Jack London Society , and has published articles on Charles Bukowski, Ernest Hemingway, Robinson Jeffers, Jack London, Cormac McCarthy, and Joyce Carol Oates. His forthcoming book is Jack London: Writers and Their Work . Jeanne Campbell Reesmanis professor of English and Jack and Laura Richmond Endowed Fellow in American Literature at the University of Texas, San Antonio. She has served there as graduate director of the PhD in English; division director of English, classics, philosophy, and communication; and graduate dean. She is the author of numerous books and articles on Jack London, including most recently Jack London's Racial Lives and, with Sara. S. Hodson, Jack London, Photographer . She is at work on her latest book, Mark Twain vs. God: The Story of a Relationship. She has served as a Fulbright Professor in Greece (2007) and France (2010). Klappentext A prolific and enduringly popular author—and an icon of American fiction—Jack London is a rewarding choice for inclusion in classrooms from middle school to graduate programs. London's biography and the role played by celebrity have garnered considerable attention! but the breadth of his personal experiences and political views and the many historical and cultural contexts that shaped his work are key to gaining a nuanced view of London's corpus of works! as this volume's wide-ranging perspectives and examples attest. Zusammenfassung "This outstanding volume invites instructors to consider a much larger number of works than are generally assigned. It provides a solid grounding in the literary and historical context necessary for newcomers to London and fresh ideas for those who have taught the canonical texts before." - John Dudley! University of South Dakota. ...
