Leopards in the Temple - The Transformation of American Fiction, 1945-1970

Taking his title from a Kafka parable about the leopards who kept racing into the courtyard of the temple, disrupting the sacrifice, Dickstein shows how a daring band of outsiders reshaped the American novel after World War II and went on to dominate American fiction for the rest of the century.

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About the author

Morris Dickstein is Distinguished Professor of English at Queens College and the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York.

Summary

The 25 years after World War II were a fertile period for the American novel and an era of transformation in American society. Offering a social as well as literary history, Morris Dickstein provides a wide-ranging and frank assessment of more than 20 key figures.

Product details

• Authors: Morris Dickstein, Dickstein Morris
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2002
• EAN: 9780674006041
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00604-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, American English, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form