Cambridge History of American Literature

ISBN-13: 9780521497329 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 800 str.

Sacvan Bercovitch

Opis

Volume 7 examines a broad range of American literature of the past half century, revealing complex relations to changes in society. Christopher Bigsby discusses American dramatists from Tennessee Williams to August Wilson. Morris Dickstein describes the condition of rebellion in fiction from 1940 to 1970. John Burt discusses the writers of the American South. Wendy Steiner examines postmodern fictions since 1970. Finally, Cyrus Patell highlights the voices of Native American, Asian American, Chicano, gay and lesbian writers.

Recenzje

'… vast and eminently readable survey of twentieth century American literature …'. Use of English

Spis treści

1. The drama from 1940–1990 Christopher Bigsby; 2. Fiction and society Morris Dickstein; 3. After the Southern Renaissance John Burt; 4. Postmodern fictions, 1970–1990 Wendy Steiner; 5. Emergent literatures Cyrus R. K. Patell.