A history of American literature
Wagner-Martin, Linda.
A history of American literature 1950 to the present / [electronic resource] : Linda Wagner-Martin. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2013. - 1 online resource. - Wiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature . - Wiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A History of American Literature; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1 Locating Contemporary Literature; American Poetry During the 1950s; A. Poems of the Mind and the Body; B. The Farthest Edge: The Beats and the Confessional School; American Theater During the 1950s; American Fiction During the 1950s; A. Fiction and the War; B. Class and Sexuality in the Novel; C. The Novel, Jewish and Southern; Chapter 2 The Sixties and the Necessities of Change; Theater of the 1960s; African American Writing in the 1960s; 1960s Fiction, Mainstream Markers; Feminism. Chapter 3 Conventions and EruptionsPoetry of the Anti-War and Feminist Years; Feminist Fictions; Postmodern Fictions; Science Fiction and Alternative Worlds; The New Journalism; Theater During the 1970s; Chapter 4 New Ages and Old; Memoir: Another New Direction; Crime and Detective Fiction, American Style; Theater During the 1980s; Chapter 5 The 1980s, Ethnicity and Change; Asian American Writing; Native American Writing; Mexican American Writing (i.e., Latino/Latina); African American Writing; Poetry in the 1980s; Fiction in the 1980s; Chapter 6 The 1990s and the Sexual. Sexual Preferences and Social/Legal IssuesTheater of the 1990s; The Poem at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century; Story at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century; Southern Literature at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 7 The Twenty-First Century; The Story of 9/11 and Its Aftermath; Theater 2000-2010; Poetry 2000-2010; Memoir and Life-Writing 2000-2010; Fiction 2000-2010; References; Index.
The History of American Literature from 1950 to the Present offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works that extends into the 21st centuryCovers drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, science fiction, and detective novelsFeatures discussion of American works within the context of such 21st-century issues as globalization, medicine, gender, education, and other topics.
9781118329160 1118329163 9781118329153 1118329155 9781118329177 1118329171 9781118329146 1118329147
447081 MIL DBDBEBA8-C2F3-4E11-B416-9865726257B7 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2012027526
016182253 Uk
1900-2099
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
American literature--History and criticism.--21st century
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS225
810.9/0054
A history of American literature 1950 to the present / [electronic resource] : Linda Wagner-Martin. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2013. - 1 online resource. - Wiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature . - Wiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A History of American Literature; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1 Locating Contemporary Literature; American Poetry During the 1950s; A. Poems of the Mind and the Body; B. The Farthest Edge: The Beats and the Confessional School; American Theater During the 1950s; American Fiction During the 1950s; A. Fiction and the War; B. Class and Sexuality in the Novel; C. The Novel, Jewish and Southern; Chapter 2 The Sixties and the Necessities of Change; Theater of the 1960s; African American Writing in the 1960s; 1960s Fiction, Mainstream Markers; Feminism. Chapter 3 Conventions and EruptionsPoetry of the Anti-War and Feminist Years; Feminist Fictions; Postmodern Fictions; Science Fiction and Alternative Worlds; The New Journalism; Theater During the 1970s; Chapter 4 New Ages and Old; Memoir: Another New Direction; Crime and Detective Fiction, American Style; Theater During the 1980s; Chapter 5 The 1980s, Ethnicity and Change; Asian American Writing; Native American Writing; Mexican American Writing (i.e., Latino/Latina); African American Writing; Poetry in the 1980s; Fiction in the 1980s; Chapter 6 The 1990s and the Sexual. Sexual Preferences and Social/Legal IssuesTheater of the 1990s; The Poem at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century; Story at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century; Southern Literature at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 7 The Twenty-First Century; The Story of 9/11 and Its Aftermath; Theater 2000-2010; Poetry 2000-2010; Memoir and Life-Writing 2000-2010; Fiction 2000-2010; References; Index.
The History of American Literature from 1950 to the Present offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works that extends into the 21st centuryCovers drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, science fiction, and detective novelsFeatures discussion of American works within the context of such 21st-century issues as globalization, medicine, gender, education, and other topics.
9781118329160 1118329163 9781118329153 1118329155 9781118329177 1118329171 9781118329146 1118329147
447081 MIL DBDBEBA8-C2F3-4E11-B416-9865726257B7 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2012027526
016182253 Uk
1900-2099
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
American literature--History and criticism.--21st century
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS225
810.9/0054