The American novel, 1870-1940
(Book)
Contributors
Wald, Priscilla, editor.
Elliott, Michael A., editor.
Parrinder, Patrick, 1944- series.
Arac, Jonathan, 1945- editor.
Elliott, Michael A., editor.
Parrinder, Patrick, 1944- series.
Arac, Jonathan, 1945- editor.
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2014.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780195385342, 0195385349
Physical Desc
xxv, 628 pages ; 26 cm.
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Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2014.
Language
English
ISBN
9780195385342, 0195385349
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-604) and indexes.
Description
Witnessing the end of a war that nearly termintated the nation, the abolition of racial slavery and rise of legal segregation, the rise of Modernism and Hollywood, the closing of the frontier and two World Wars, the literary historical period represented in this volume constitutes the crucible of American literary history. Here, 35 essays by top researchers in the field detail how considerations of race and citizenship; immigration and assimilation; gender and sexuality; nationalism and empire; all reverberate throughout novels written in the United States between 1870 and 1940. Contributors discuss the professionalization of literary production after the Civil War alongside legal and political debates over segregation and citizenship; while chapters on journalism, geography, religion, and immigration offer discussions on everything from the lasting role of literary realism in American fiction to the Spanish-American War's effect on developing theories of aesthetics and popular culture. The volume offers thorough coverage of the emergence of serial fiction, children's fiction, crime and detective fiction, science fiction, and even cinema and comics, as new media and artistic revolutions like the Harlem Renaissance helped usher in the new international aesthetic movement of Modernism. The final chapters in the volume explore the relationship of the novel to the emergence of "American literature" as a category in the academy, in public criticism and journalism, and in mass culture.
Subjects
LC Subjects
American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Transnationalism in literature.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Transnationalism in literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wald, P., Elliott, M. A., Parrinder, P., & Arac, J. (2014). The American novel, 1870-1940 . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Priscilla, Wald et al.. 2014. The American Novel, 1870-1940. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Priscilla, Wald et al.. The American Novel, 1870-1940 Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wald, Priscilla,, Michael A. Elliott, Patrick Parrinder, and Jonathan Arac. The American Novel, 1870-1940 Oxford University Press, 2014.
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