Reading the American novel 1920-2010 /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Phelan, James, 1951-
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013.
• Σειρά: Reading the novel.
• Θέματα: 1900-1999; American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.; Books and reading > United States.; LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.; American fiction.; Books and reading.; American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism.; Books and reading - United States.; United States.; Electronic books.; Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: Includes index.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource.
• ISBN: 9781118512890 ( ePub); 1118512898 ( ePub); 9781118512869 (MobiPocket); 1118512863 (MobiPocket); 9781118512883 (Adobe PDF); 111851288X (Adobe PDF); 9781118512876; 1118512871
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118512876

This astute guide to the literary achievements of American novelists in the twentieth century places their work in its historical context and offers detailed analyses of landmark novels based on a clearly laid out set of tools for analyzing narrative form. Includes a valuable overview of twentieth- and early twenty-first century American literary history Provides analyses of numerous core texts including The Great Gatsby, Invisible Man, The Sound and the Fury, The Crying of Lot 49 and FreedomRelates these individual novels to the broader artistic m