Preface

American Authorship in the Twentieth Century

AvRoss K. Tangedal

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Building on insights from the fields of textual criticism, bibliography, narratology, authorship studies, and book history, The Preface: American Authorship in the Twentieth Century examines the role that prefaces played in the development of professional authorship in America.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-11-07
Mått:148 x 210 x 24 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Directions in Book History
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030851538

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Ross K. Tangedal is Assistant Professor of English and director of the Cornerstone Press at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He is the co-editor of Editing the Harlem Renaissance and Michigan Salvage: Bonnie Jo Campbell and the American Midwest.

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Introduction An Influence on the Public: Writers, Authors, Prefaces.- Chapter One People Have to Learn: Willa Cather’s Introductions to My Ántonia.- Chapter Two Stepping In or Turning Back: Ring Lardner and Authorial Refusal.- Chapter Three Inhibiting Signposts: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Authorial Anxiety.- Chapter Four The Will to Control: Ernest Hemingway and the Action of Writing.- Chapter Five The Awful Responsibility: Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Ellison, and Time.- Chapter Six A Safe Distance: Toni Morrison and the Search for Legacy.- Conclusion Every Given Moment Has Its Value: To Get a Proper Reading.