American Literature in Context (ebook) by Hook, Andrew
Hook, Andrew (author)

American Literature in Context ebook

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First published between 1982 and 1983, this series examines the peculiarly American cultural context out of which the nation's literature has developed. Covering the years from 1865 to 1900, this third volume of American Literature in Context focuses on the struggles of American writers to make sense of their rapidly changing world. In addition to such major figures as Walt Whitman, Henry James...
Ebook 322,59 DKK
Authors Hook, Andrew (author)
Publisher Routledge
Published 20 May 2016
Length 210 pages
Genres 1KBB
Language English
Format epub
DRM LCP
ISBN 9781315535791
First published between 1982 and 1983, this series examines the peculiarly American cultural context out of which the nation's literature has developed. Covering the years from 1865 to 1900, this third volume of American Literature in Context focuses on the struggles of American writers to make sense of their rapidly changing world. In addition to such major figures as Walt Whitman, Henry James, Emily Dickinson and Mark Twain, it analyses the writings of an unorthodox economist (Henry George), a Utopian reformer (Edward Bellamy) and a critical sociologist (Thorstein Veblen). Particular attention is paid to the challenge to conventional literary and cultural values represented by writers such as William Dean Howell who pursued a new form of scientific, democratic realism in American writing.This book will be of interest to those studying American literature and American studies.