David Smit

Authoritarianism and Class in American Political Fiction

Elite Pluralism and Political Bosses in Three Post-War Novels

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes what many critics consider to be the three best examples of modern American political fictionâ Robert Penn Warrenâ s All the Kingâ s Men, Edwin Oâ Connorâ s The Last Hurrah, and Billy Lee Brammerâ s The Gay Placeâ to address a specific problem in American governance.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9781032188201
• ISBN-10: 1032188200
• Artikelnr.: 63117305

Autorenporträt

David Smit is Professor Emeritus of English at Kansas State University, where he taught for twenty-nine years and was director of the Expository Writing Program for two five-year terms. His special interests are writing theory, Henry James, modern drama, and post-war American literature and culture, especially the political fiction of the period.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Class, Elite Pluralism, and Political Bosses
Part I
Chapter 2: Robert Penn Warren and Huey Long's Louisiana: 1928-32
Chapter 3: A Class Analysis of All the King's Men
Part II
Chapter 4: Edwin O'Connor and James Michael Curley's Boston: 1914-50
Chapter 5: A Class Analysis of The Last Hurrah
Part III
Chapter 6: Billie Lee Brammer and Lyndon Johnson's Texas in the1950s
Chapter 7: A Class Analysis of The Gay Place
Conclusion