The twentieth-century American fiction handbook /
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; Provides extensive coverage of short stories and short story writers as well as n...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2011.
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| Series: | Blackwell literature handbooks.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | 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; Provides extensive coverage of short stories and short story writers as well as novels and novelists; Discusses the cultural contexts and issues that shape the texts and their reputations; Wide-ranging in scope, including science fiction and recent Native American writing; Featured writers range from Henry James and Theodore Dresier to Toni Morrison, Don DeLillo, and Sherm. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-377) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444393675 1444393677 9781444393651 1444393650 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781444393675 |
