Reading the American Novel 1865-1914
Book Details
Author(s)
G. R. Thompson
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN
0631234063
ISBN-13
9780631234067
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#4,615,926
Marketplace
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Description
An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period.
- Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context
- Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works
- Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose
- Demonstrates the changing mentality of 19th-century America entering the 20th century
- Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context
