The American 1930s
The American 1930s
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Summary
In this important new reading of literature in the Depression, cultural historian Peter Conn moves between historical events and literature to document the rich diversity of 1930s literature. Mapping the decade's extraordinary intellectual range with authority and flair, The American 1930s is a widely anticipated contribution to American literary studies.
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The American 1930s by Peter Conn
Beginning with the stock market crash of 1929 and ending with America's entry into the Second World War, the long Depression decade was a period of immense social, economic and political turmoil. In response, writers as various as John Dos Passos, William Faulkner, Eugene O'Neill, Langston Hughes, Pearl S. Buck and others looked to the past to make sense of the present. In this important new study of the 1930s, the distinguished cultural historian Peter Conn traces the extensive and complex engagement with the past that characterized the imaginative writing of the decade. Moving expertly between historical events and literature, Conn includes discussions of historical novels, plays and poems, biographies and autobiographies, as well as factual and imaginary works of history. Mapping the decade's extraordinary intellectual range with authority and flair, The American 1930s is a widely anticipated contribution to American literary studies.
'Conn's achievement lies in his deft management of a wealth of material a valuable reference book for current and future generations of scholars in American studies' Journal of American Studies
Peter Conn is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521516402 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521516404 |
| Title | The American 1930s |
| Author | Peter Conn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2009-02-19 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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