The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945

Herausgeber: Duvall, John N.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive 2011 guide to the genres, historical contexts, cultural diversity and major authors of American fiction since the Second World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 427g
• ISBN-13: 9780521123471
• ISBN-10: 052112347X
• Artikelnr.: 33766640

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: a story of the stories of American fiction after 1945 John N. Duvall
Part I. Poetics and Genres: 1. Postmodern metafiction Amy Elias
2. Contemporary realism Robert Rebein
3. New journalism and the non-fiction novel Stacey Olster
4. Science fiction Philip Wegner
5. The short story Susan Lohafer
Part II. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 6. African American fiction Keith Byerman
7. American Indian fiction Nancy J. Peterson
8. Multiethnicities: Latino/a and Asian American fiction A. Robert Lee
9. American Jewish fiction Victoria Aarons
10. Feminist fiction Jane Elliot
11. Southern fiction Martyn Bone
12. Fiction and the Cold War Alan Nadel
13. Fiction and 9/11 John N. Duvall
Part III. Major Authors: 14. Ralph Ellison Nicole Waligora-Davis
15. Flannery O'Connor Jay Watson
16. Thomas Pynchon Brian Jarvis
17. Toni Morrison Linden Peach
18. Don DeLillo Laura Barrett
Conclusion: whither American fiction? Jessica Pressman
Index.