Competing voices : the American novel, 1865-1914 / Susan V. Donaldson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaldson, Susan Van D'Elden, 1951-

Series:

Twayne's critical history of the novel

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 218 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, [1998]

Summary:

The volumes in this series examine significant literary foundations of the novel, by applying the most recent critical approaches: Marxism, feminism, structuralism, and others.

Each volume surveys a specific novel-writing tradition, and includes:

-- A chronology listing publication dates of major novels, birth and death dates of novelists, and dates of significant events

-- An introductory overview of the novels and their critical reception

-- A summary of the state of the criticism

-- Primary and secondary source bibliographies

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-205) and index.

ISBN:

0805778543

OCLC:

39658270