Quiet Contemporary American Novel

This book explores the concept of 'quiet' - an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles - and argues for the term's application to the study of contemporary American fiction.

Info autore

Rachel Sykes is Associate Professor in Contemporary Literature and Culture at the University of Birmingham

Riassunto

This book explores the concept of ‘quiet’ – an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles – and argues for the term’s application to the study of contemporary American fiction. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rachel Sykes, Sykes Rachel
• Con la collaborazione di: Sharon Monteith (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781526163615
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6361-5
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Contemporary American and Canadian Writers; Contemporary American and Cana
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, DRAMA / Women Authors, Literature & literary studies, 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, Literature: history and criticism, Biography, Literature and Literary studies