Published 2011
by Continuum International Pub. Group in London, New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Andrew Dix, Brian Jarvis and Paul Jenner |
| Series | Texts and contexts, Texts and contexts (Continuum (Firm)) |
| Contributions | Jarvis, Brian, Jenner, Paul |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PS379 .D57 2011 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | viii, 183 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 183 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL25314693M |
| ISBN 10 | 0826419690, 082643696X |
| ISBN 10 | 9780826419699, 9780826436962 |
| LC Control Number | 2011378503 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 657602585 |
Critical contexts: approaches to the contemporary American novel Review, reading and research Bibliography and sources Index Reviews “'The concluding argument of Dix, Jarvis and Jenner's fine book is "that to engage keenly with current American fiction is not a dry-as-dust academic exercise but itself an act charged with political significance.". The Paperback of the The Contemporary American Novel in Context by Andrew Dix, Brian Jarvis, Paul Jenner | at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 orPages: Adventurous, engaging and politically urgent, contemporary American novels have come to enjoy a particular prestige and, through university courses, film adaptations and cultural controversies, a This book provides an introduction to the contemporary American novel focusing on contexts, key texts and criticism. Contemporary American literature is subversive. It contains an element of the surreal, bizarre names, plots and consistent, biting commentary. Primarily postmodernist, these works are inherently distrustful.
Herman Melville in Context provides the fullest introduction in one volume to the multifaceted life and times of Herman Melville, a towering figure in nineteenth-century American and world literature. The book grounds the study of Herman Melville's writings to the world that influenced their composition, publication and recognition, making it a valuable resource to scholars, . The US is filled with distinct stories and perspectives, and below are novels by contemporary authors who focus on different aspects of American identity. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in . This comprehensive anthology of contemporary American short fiction focuses on the story and its context from to the present. A special Introduction discusses the elements of tone, point of view, character, etc. and ideas such as realism and postmodernism. The over 50 stories featured in Nguyen and Shreve's anthology range in style from the traditional narrative to . To provide contrast, the novel, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, is another example of contemporary literature. This narrative follows a minister and his .
The diversity of American experience and its representation in literary form. The history and context with which the novels studied engage. The effects of a range of narrative techniques. The reasons why specific texts might be defined as 'modernist' or 'postmodernist'. Past and current scholarly and media-led debates about American fiction. The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown, was published in Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography, The Interesting Narrative (), was among the earliest slave narratives and a forceful argument for abolition. By the first decades of the 19th century, a truly American literature began to emerge. In “The American Novel Since ” students will study a wide range of works from to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers and readers, the conditions of publishing, innovations in the novel’s form, fiction’s engagement with history, and the changing place of literature in. The Contemporary History in Context book series by multiple authors includes books Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis: Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects, The Politics of the Independence of Kenya, Hong Kong, Empire and the Anglo-American Alliance At War, , and several more.
