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Présentation de l'éditeur :
This book situates American literature from the Great Depression tothe present day in its historical context
Quatrième de couverture :
- Explores the issues that engaged American writers from1929 to the present
- Draws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaperaccounts to government reports and important non–fiction
- The book covers political ferment of the 1930s; post–World WarII anti–Communism; post–War affluence; suburbanization anddemographic change; juvenile delinquency, mental illness and theperception of the U.S. as a sick society; andpost–1965 immigration
- Designed to be compatible with the major anthologies ofliterature from the period
- Equips students and general readers with the necessaryhistorical context needed to understand the writings from thisperiod and provides original and useful readings that demonstratehow context contributes to meaning
- Includes a historical timeline, featuring key literaryworks, American presidents, and historical events
American Literature in Context after 1929 is the perfectcompanion for readers who want to familiarize themselves with thehistorical events and literary movements that shaped Americanliterature from the Great Depression onward.
The book covers political ferment of the 1930s; post–World WarII anti–Communism; post–war affluence; suburbanization anddemographic change; juvenile delinquency, mental illness and theperception of the U.S. as a sick society; andpost–1965 immigration. It draws on a range of sources, frommagazine and newspaper accounts to government reports and importantnon–fiction, to show how writers engaged the issues and events oftheir times.
Includes a historical timeline, featuring key literary works,and historical events.
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- ÉditeurWiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Date d'édition2010
- ISBN 10 1405185996
- ISBN 13 9781405185998
- ReliureRelié
- Nombre de pages168
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