American prose and poetry in the 20th century
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge Contexts in LiteraturePublication details: New York Cambridge 2004Description: 128pISBN: 9780521663908Subject(s): American poetry | American prose literatureDDC classification: 810.9005 Summary: Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The literature written by Americans during the twentieth century encompasses a wide variety of voices; voices that attempt to capture the breadth and diversity of American experience in a century of dizzying change. This book examines the dramatic social changes and political events - such as the Great Depression, American involvement in the Second World War and the civil rights movement - that helped to shape American writing throughout the century.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Series Editor: Adrian Barlow
Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The literature written by Americans during the twentieth century encompasses a wide variety of voices; voices that attempt to capture the breadth and diversity of American experience in a century of dizzying change. This book examines the dramatic social changes and political events - such as the Great Depression, American involvement in the Second World War and the civil rights movement - that helped to shape American writing throughout the century.
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