Contemporary American Literature – serie
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14 produkter
Gatsby
The Cultural History of the Great American Novel
Inbunden, 2013
906 kr
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In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced his third novel, a slim work for which he had high expectations. Despite such hopes, the novel received mixed reviews and lackluster sales. Over the decades, however, the reputation of The Great Gatsby has grown and millions of copies have been sold. One of the …
Beyond Gatsby
How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture
Häftad, 2017
531 kr
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Many of the heralded writers of the 20th century—including Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner—first made their mark in the 1920s, while established authors like Willa Cather and Sinclair Lewis produced some of their most important works during this period. …
Michael Chabon's America
Magical Words, Secret Worlds, and Sacred Spaces
Av Jesse Kavadlo, Bob Batchelor
Inbunden, 2014
1396 kr
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Author Michael Chabon is acutely attuned to life in contemporary America, providing insight into the history of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in novels such as The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), Wonder Boys (1995), and Telegraph Avenue (2012). The Pulitzer prize–winning …
Hypermasculinities in the Contemporary Novel
Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin
Av Josef Benson
Inbunden, 2014
1315 kr
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Issues of race, gender, women’s rights, masculinity, and sexuality continue to be debated on the national scene. These subjects have also been in the forefront of American literature, particularly in the last fifty years. One significant trend in contemporary fiction has been the failure of the …
Stephen King's Contemporary Classics
Reflections on the Modern Master of Horror
Av Philip L. Simpson, Patrick McAleer
Inbunden, 2014
1396 kr
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Many readers know Stephen King for his early works of horror, from his fiction debut Carrie to his blockbuster novels The Shining, The Stand, and Misery, among others. While he continues to be a best-selling author, King’s more recent fiction has not received the kind of critical attention that his …
Beyond Gatsby
How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture
Inbunden, 2015
678 kr
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Many of the heralded writers of the 20th century—including Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner—first made their mark in the 1920s, while established authors like Willa Cather and Sinclair Lewis produced some of their most important works during this period. …
Gatsby
The Cultural History of the Great American Novel
Häftad, 2015
531 kr
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In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced his third novel, a slim work for which he had high expectations. Despite such hopes, the novel received mixed reviews and lackluster sales. Over the decades, however, the reputation of The Great Gatsby has grown and millions of copies have been sold. One of the …
Aging Masculinity in the American Novel
Av Alex Hobbs
Inbunden, 2016
1315 kr
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As each generation confronts aging and responds to its challenges, the literary community—ranging from Philip Roth to Jonathan Franzen—has provided nuanced and thoughtful depictions that transcend stereotypes of old men as feeble and broken individuals. Under the sage guidance of these authors—many …
Citizen Steinbeck
Giving Voice to the People
Inbunden, 2016
743 kr
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John Steinbeck is one of the most popular and important writers in American literature. Novels such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men,and East of Eden and the journal Travels with Charley convey the core of Steinbeck’s work—fiction that is reflective and compassionate. The Nobel prize winner …
James Jones
The Limits of Eternity
Inbunden, 2016
1560 kr
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James Jones played many roles, including short story writer, social critic, and war novelist. His most famous work, From Here to Eternity (1951), spent 20 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller’s list, won the National Book Award, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, and was named one …
Fiction of Junot Díaz
Reframing the Lens
Inbunden, 2016
1315 kr
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The influence of Latin American writers—as well as other immigrant writers and their first-generation peers—has reframed the literary lens to include multiple views and codify the shift away from the tradition of white male writers who formed the core of the American literary canon for generations. …
From Native Son to King's Men
The Literary Landscape of 1940s America
Inbunden, 2017
678 kr
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On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works …
From Native Son to King's Men
The Literary Landscape of 1940s America
E-bok, 2017
719 kr
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On the heels of the Great Depression and staring into the abyss of a global war, American writers took fiction and literature in a new direction that addressed the chaos that the nation—and the world—was facing. These authors spoke to the human condition in traumatic times, and their works …
Portuguese American Literature
Av Reinaldo Francisco Silva, Chris Gair m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
180 kr
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