New York and the Literary Imagination

The City in Twentieth Century Fiction and Drama

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This work reveals the myths of New York and the various, often paradoxical ways that authors have portrayed New York City. Part One examines New York from the perspectives of a New York aristocracy (e.g. Henry James), immigrants (e.g. Mario Puzo), African Americans (e.g. Ralph Ellison), and Jews (e.g. Daniel Fuchs). Part Two studies variations and themes of New York mythology in the works of Stephen Crane, Tom Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Theodore Dreiser, among others. Part Three covers New York in theatre, including works from Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-11-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:286 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:206
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786430710

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Edward Margolies is professor emeritus of the City University of New York. The author of numerous books about American literary history and culture, he lives in New York.

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“Margolies writes in a clear and conversational style, and he is especially adroit with biographical sketches and big-picture appraisals of literary trends... the sheer scope of Margolies’s knowledge is undeniable”—South Atlantic Review.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface Introduction PART ONE: MYTHMAKERS1. The Old GuardHenry James, Edith Wharton, Louis Auchincloss 2. ImmigrantsAbraham Cahan, Pietro di Donato, Mario Puzo, Oscar Hijuelos 3. Black ManhattanJames Weldon Johnson, Nella Larsen, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison 4. First Generation or Jews Without MoneySamuel Ornitz, Michael Gold, Henry Roth, Anzia Yezierska, Daniel Fuchs, Delmore Schwartz PART TWO: AN AMERICAN DREAM WITH VARIATIONS5. Struggles for SpaceStephen Crane, James Baldwin, Ann Petry, Bernard Malamud 6. The Big PictureWilliam Dean Howells, John Dos Passos, Tom Wolfe, Don DeLillo 7. The Magic, the Mystery, the MiseriesThomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dawn Powell, E.L. Doctorow, Paule Marshall 8. Darker Visions—Death and the CityTheodore Dreiser, Nathanael West, Paula Fox, Saul Bellow, Paul Auster PART THREE: A CENTURY OF THEATER9. Mirrors of the CityEugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Herb Gardner, and Others Epilogue: September 11, 2001 Selected Bibliography Index