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A Companion to the American Novel - eBook
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▼▲| Title: A Companion to the American Novel - eBook By: Alfred Bendixen(Ed.) Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Wiley-Blackwell Publication Date: 2012 | ISBN: 9781118220351 ISBN-13: 9781118220351 Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture Stock No: WW38525EB |
Publisher's Description
▼▲- Represents the most comprehensive single-volume introduction to this popular literary form currently available
- Features 37 contributions from a wide range of distinguished literary scholars
- Includes essays on topics and genres, historical overviews, and key individual works, including The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, Beloved, and many more.
Author Bio
▼▲Alfred Bendixen teaches American literature at Princeton University, USA, and is the founder and Executive Director of the American Literature Association. His books include The Cambridge History of American Poetry (co-edited with Stephen Burt, 2014), A Companion to the American Short Story (co-edited with James Nagel, Wiley Blackwell, 2010), Ihe Cambridge Companion to American Travel Writing (co-edited with Judith Hamera, 2009), Edith Wharton: New Critical Essays (co-edited with Annette Zilversmit, 1992), ‘lhe Amber Gods and Other Stories by Harriet Prescott Spofford (1989), an edition of the composite novel The Whole Family (1986), and Haunted Women (1985).
Editorial Reviews
▼▲“In addition to the various groups of essays, the book features a substantial chronology of American novels (from 1752 to 2000) and a series of lists of representative works in some of the most important traditions and genres discussed.” (Poetics Today, 1 May 2014)
“As a consolidation of prior scholarship and a spur to further investigation, it makes a meaningful and substantial contribution to the ongoing scholarly conversation about the American novel.” (Review 19, 1 April 2013)
“Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 November 2012)
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