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A companion to the American novel / edited by Alfred Bendixen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 80.
- Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 80
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- National characteristics, American, in literature.
- Literature and society--United States.
- Literature and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (705 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Featuring 37 essays by distinguished literary scholars, A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive single-volume treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from the late 18th century to the present day. Represents the most comprehensive single-volume introduction to this popular literary form currently available Features 37 contributions from a wide range of distinguished literary scholars Includes essays on topics and genres, historical overviews, and key individual works, including The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick,
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Historical developments
- pt. 2. Genres and traditions
- pt. 3. Major texts.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613628176
- 9781118220368
- 1118220366
- 9781782683186
- 1782683186
- 9781280598340
- 1280598344
- 9781118220351
- 1118220358
- 9781118384329
- 1118384326
- 9781118220399
- 1118220390
- OCLC:
- 780445307
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