| The Cambridge Companion to American Novelists Contributor(s): Parrish, Timothy (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1107013135 ISBN-13: 9781107013131 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.009 |
| LCCN: 2012033808 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Companion examines the full range and vigor of the American novel. From the American exceptionalism of James Fenimore Cooper to the apocalyptic post-Americanism of Cormac McCarthy, these newly commissioned essays from leading scholars and critics chronicle the major aesthetic innovations that have shaped the American novel over the past two centuries. The essays evaluate the work, life, and legacy of influential American novelists including Melville, Twain, James, Wharton, Cather, Faulkner, Ellison, Pynchon, and Morrison, while situating them within the context of their literary predecessors and successors. The volume also highlights less familiar, though equally significant writers such as Theodore Dreiser and Djuna Barnes, providing a balanced and wide-ranging survey of use to students, teachers, and general readers of American literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parrish, Timothy: - Timothy Parrish is Professor of English at Florida State University. Publishing widely on American literature and culture, he is the author of three books, including Ralph Ellison and the Genius of America (2012). He is editor of The Cambridge Companion to Philip Roth (2007). |