Writing America into the twenty-first century : essays on the American novel / edited by Elizabeth Boyle and Anne-Marie Evans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boyle, Elizabeth.

Evans, Anne-Marie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Writing America into the Twenty-First Century: Essays on the American Novel seeks to explore an exciting period in American literary scholarship. Concentrating on novels written after 1990 and through to the new millennium and to the present day, this collection presents a refreshing and much-needed analysis of recent American fiction. Representing the work of established scholars and emerging critical voices, the essays interrogate a range of fiction including works by Philip Roth, Jeffrey E...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; A GENDERED APPROACH TO AGEING IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN FICTION; CHASING AFTER THE WIND; PART II; WRITING INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; THE AMERICAN "OTHER" IN THE GULF WAR NOVEL; "LISTEN TO HIM, MR. TAKE-CHARGE"; PART III; "FEEL LIKE WE BEEN IN A MOVIE OF THE WEEK!"; ANTHONY GIARDINA AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE "RENAISSANCE" OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WRITING; PART IV; "JUSTIFIED IN THE WORLD"; OF MACHINE GODS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DAEMONS; CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-282-65090-4

9786612650901

1-4438-2199-3

OCLC:

668192664