In this important new study of the 1930s, a distinguished cultural historian traces the complex engagement with the past that characterized the imaginative writing of the decade. Conn includes discussions of historical novels, biographies and autobiographies, and other literary works.
In this important new study of the 1930s, a distinguished cultural historian traces the complex engagement with the past that characterized the imaginative writing of the decade. Conn includes discussions of historical novels, biographies and autobiographies, and other literary works.
Peter Conn is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: history and literary history a cultural and political timeline 1. Farewell to the twenties 2. Looking for America: the presence of the past 3. Lost and found: historical fictions 4. Backward glances: biography and autobiography 5. The Southern past 6. Black memory 7. History and the party line Epilogue: the world of tomorrow and the world of yesterday Appendix: literary prizes and bestsellers.
Introduction: history and literary history a cultural and political timeline 1. Farewell to the twenties 2. Looking for America: the presence of the past 3. Lost and found: historical fictions 4. Backward glances: biography and autobiography 5. The Southern past 6. Black memory 7. History and the party line Epilogue: the world of tomorrow and the world of yesterday Appendix: literary prizes and bestsellers.
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