The baseball novel : a history and annotated bibliography of adult fiction / Noel Schraufnagel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schraufnagel, Noel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--Bibliography.

American fiction.

Baseball stories--Bibliography.

Baseball stories.

Baseball stories--Stories, plots, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This annotated bibliography covers approximately 400 novels published from 1838 through 2007. A substantial introduction to the history and development of the genre precedes the chronologically arranged entries, which provide bibliographic details and extensive annotations on plot, themes, and compositional strengths and weaknesses. Mainstream novels by writers such as Hemingway, Wolfe, Roth, and DeLillo are included. Appendices provide historical overviews for the primary baseball subgenres, including mystery, fantasy, and science-fiction; lists for novels that foreground issues of race or et

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; I-The History of the Baseball Novel; II-The Novels, Year by Year; Appendix A: Mystery Novels; Appendix B: Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels; Appendix C: Novels That Explore Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class; Appendix D: Best Baseball Novels by Year; Appendix E: Chronological List of Titles; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1075-4