| American Literature and Culture Contributor(s): McDonald (Author) |
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ISBN: 140510127X ISBN-13: 9781405101271 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: Say "America" and certain adjectives come readily to mind. Because of the nation's wealth, energy, and global presence during the twentieth century, almost everyone has a view of America. This introduction to American literature and culture addresses four common conceptions of the United States: that it is "big," "rich," "new," and "free." Designed to illustrate the artistic and social climate in the USA from 1900 to 1960, the book discusses a range of artistic and cultural productions from the period that reinforce, revise, dispute, or deny these commonly held views of the country. Each of the book's four sections begins with a series of quotations from literary and other sources of the period, selected to emphasize a range of ideas about America. Within each section, history, popular culture, literature, and other art forms are then juxtaposed in a way that fosters discussion, questioning, and continued study. An appendix to the volume includes a list of primary works for further reading and a selective bibliography of secondary works on American literature and culture, including relevant websites. The book also features a timeline of the chief events -- political, social, and artistic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 810.935 |
| LCCN: 2005034697 |
| Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.72" W x 8.38" (0.87 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introduction to American literature and culture from 1900 to 1960 is organized around four major ideas about America: that is it "big", "new", "rich", and "free".
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