American Fictions, 1940-1980: A Comprehensive History and Critical EvaluationHarper & Row, 1983 - 637 pages This comprehensive, critical analysis of American novels of the past four decades interprets and evaluates a wide range of writers and works of what Karl views as the first sustained period of "American Modernism." |
Table des matières
THEMES AND COUNTERTHEMES | 12 |
AMERICAN SPACE AND SPATIALITY | 30 |
THE WAR AND THE NOVELBEFORE AND AFTER | 75 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
American Fictions, 1940-1980: A Comprehensive History and Critical Evaluation Frederick Robert Karl Affichage d'extraits - 1983 |
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