The American neighborhood novel / David R. Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, David R., 1938-

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Nanzan University academic publication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American fiction.

Neighborhoods in literature.

Minorities in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (inscription) (Potok Collection copy)

Mayer, David R., 1938- (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, iv pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 168 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Nagoya, Japan : The University of Nagoya Press, [1986]

Contents:

The Jewish experience. Judaism in America; Jewish writers

The Catholic experience. Early explorations; British colonies; Nativism; Immigrant groups; Catholic characteristics; Catholic writers

The Black experience. The colonies; Revolutionary period; New nation; Civil War; Twentieth century; Characteristics; Writers

Who is an American Black, Catholic, or Jewish writer? Blacks; Catholics; Jews

The American neighborhood novel. City novels; Writers as rebels; Development of ethnic neighborhoods; Neighborhood as place; Neighborhood and identity; Concept of neighborhood; Definition of the American neighborhood novel

Peasants in pavement. Morrison and Baldwin; O'Connor, Farrell, and Greeley; Rubin, Potok, and Malamud.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-163) and index.

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy inscribed "To Rabbi Potok, In appreciation for all you have done to help me understand Jewish values and tradition. David Mayer".

ISBN:

4930689430

9784930689436

OCLC:

22543398