Present Day American Literature

Author : Karen Meyers
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1604134895
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary American Literature (1945-present) written by Karen Meyers and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on a variety of topics, from the violence of war and the struggle for civil rights to the social impact of technology and the moral significance of money, this colorfully illustrated guide to American literature from the postwar period to the present day has been expanded and fully updated. A new section titled "Into the Future" contains a discussion of the best young writers of recent years. A concise, engaging guide to American contemporary literature, this volume provides information on 21st-century writers; the 1950s, '60s, and beyond; contemporary American poetry; and the postmodern movement. Topics include: Post-World War II and Vietnam War literature New Journalism Beat literature and existentialism The rise of ethnic and minority literature The civil rights movement Postmodernism Confessional poetry and poetry of witness Millennial voices in fiction And more. Writers covered include: Raymond Carver Sandra Cisneros Ralph Ellison Robert Frost Norman Mailer N. Scott Momaday Toni Morrison Sylvia Plath Thomas Pynchon Adrienne Rich J.D. Salinger Kurt Vonnegut Tom Wolfe And many others.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Present-day American Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yoon Sun Lee
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199915830
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Minority written by Yoon Sun Lee and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Minority presents a fresh examination of canonical and emergent Asian American literature's relationship to the genre of realism, particularly through its preoccupation with everyday life.

Author : Elizabeth Klimasmith
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584654971
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At Home in the City written by Elizabeth Klimasmith and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lucidly written analysis of urban literature and evolving residential architecture.

Author : Martin Steele Day
Publisher : St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of American Literature written by Martin Steele Day and published by St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Puritan heritage - Benjamin Franklin - Revolution and the young republic - The American Dream - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Poe and Whitman - Mark Twain - Henry James - Edith Wharton - Emily Dickinson - Contemporary America - Eugene O'Neill - Tennessee Williams ; Edward Albee - Robert Frost - Willa Cather - Vladimir Nabokov - Northrop Fry.

Author : Richard Gray
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444345680
Total Pages : 933 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of American Literature written by Richard Gray and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers

Author : Liam Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781512603613
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neoliberalism and Contemporary American Literature written by Liam Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Margo Culley
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 9780935312515
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Day at a Time written by Margo Culley and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1985 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers diary selections, describes the historical background of each writer, and discusses the changing function and content of diaries.

Author : D. H Lawrence
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
ISBN 13 : 9788171565634
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Classic American Literature written by D. H Lawrence and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies In Classic American Literature Is Valuable Not Only For The Light It Sheds On Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century American Consciousness, Telling 'The Truth Of The Day', But Also As A Prime Example Of Lawrence'S Learning, Passion And Integrity Of Judgement.To Cite Herbert J. Seligmann, 'Studies In Classic American Literature Alone Is A Foundation For A New American Critical Literature. Lawrence Fertilizes With Fire. No Living American Writing In A Critical Sense From Now On Will Be Able To Ignore Him.'Lawrence Asserted That 'The Proper Function Of A Critic Is To Save The Tale From The Artist Who Created It' In These Highly Individual, Penetrating Essays He Has Exposed 'The American Whole Soul' Within Some Of That Continent'S Major Works Of Literature. In Seeking To Establish The Status Of Writings By Such Authors As Poe, Melville, Fenimore Cooper And Whitman, Lawrence Himself Has Created A Classic Work.

Author : Reuben Post Halleck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of American Literature written by Reuben Post Halleck and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the greatest achievements in American literature, from the earliest times to the present. Special attention has been paid to the individual works of great authors, but also to literary movements, ideals, and animating principles, and the relation of all these to English literature. The author hopes this book will inspire students to investigate for themselves the remarkable American record of spirituality, initiative, and democratic accomplishment contained in our national literature.