The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 19401990 by Sacvan Bercovitch
Volume VII of the Cambridge History of American Literature examines a broad range of American literature of the past half-century, revealing complex relations to changes in society. Christopher Bigsby discusses American dramatists from Tennessee Williams to August Wilson, showing how innovations in theatre anticipated a world of emerging countercultures and provided America with an alternative view of contemporary life. Morris Dickstein describes the condition of rebellion in fiction from 1940 to 1970, linking writers as diverse as James Baldwin and John Updike. John Burt examines writers of the American South, describing the tensions between modernization and continued entanglements with the past. Wendy Steiner examines the postmodern fictions since 1970, and shows how the questioning of artistic assumptions has broadened the canon of American literature. Finally, Cyrus Patell highlights the voices of Native American, Asian American, Chicano, gay and lesbian writers, often marginalized but here discussed within and against a broad set of national traditions.
'… this is, without doubt and without any serious rival, the scholarly history for our generation' Journal of American Studies
'… vast and eminently readable survey of twentieth century American literature …'. Use of English
'… vast and eminently readable survey of twentieth century American literature …'. Use of English
Bercovitch, Sacvan: -
Sacvan Bercovitch was Powell M. Cabot Research Professor of American Literature at Harvard University as well as fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and past president of American Studies Association. His books include The Puritan Origins of the American Self, The American Jeremiad, and Rites of Assent: The Symbolic Construction of America.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521497329 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521497329 |
| Title | The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 19401990 |
| Author | Sacvan Bercovitch |
| Series | The Cambridge History Of American Literature |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1999-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 800 |
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