The Rise of Sinclair Lewis, 1920–1930

The Rise of Sinclair Lewis examines the making of Lewis's best-selling novels, Main Street, Babbitt, Arrowsmith, and Elmer Gantry -- their sources, composition, publication, and subsequent critical reception. Drawing on thousands of pages of material from Lewis's notes, outlines, and drafts -- most of it never before published -- James M. Hutchinson shows how Lewis selected usable materials and shaped them, through his unique vision, into novels that reached and remained part of the American literary imagination. Hutchinson also describes for the first time how large a role was played by Lewis's wives, assistants, and publishers in determining the final shape of his books.

About the author

James M. Hutchisson is Associate Professor of English at The Citadel.

Summary

A study of the literary career of Sinclair Lewis during the period of his greatest achievement, the 1920s. The book examines the making of his novels, their sources, composition, publication and subsequent critical reception.

Product details

• Authors: James M. Hutchisson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2002
• EAN: 9780271021232
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02123-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Penn State Series in the History of the Book; Penn State Series in the Histo; Pennsylvania State Series in the History of the Book; Penn State Series in the History of the Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form