| The Shapes and Styles of Asian American Prose Fiction Contributor(s): Ghymn Snay, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820419192 ISBN-13: 9780820419190 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 810.989 |
| LCCN: 92-8720 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 129 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first formal literary criticism on Asian American literature. The existing studies emphasize sociological and historical backgrounds of the writers with only general summaries of individual works. The shapes and individual styles of prominent Asian American writers are analyzed in detail to see if they fit standards given to us by established critics like Aristotle, Henry James, Percy Lubbock, and Wayne Booth. Comparisons to European and American writers are included to illuminate and provide insight into these representative writers. Their works are considered as literary achievements first and cultural artifacts second. |
