Robert Cantwell and the Literary Left: A Northwest Writer Reworks American Fiction (Robert B Heilman Books)
T.V. Reed
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Description for Robert Cantwell and the Literary Left: A Northwest Writer Reworks American Fiction (Robert B Heilman Books)
Hardcover. Presents a study of novelist and critic Robert Cantwell, a Northwest-born writer with a strong sense of social justice who found himself at the center of the radical literary and cultural politics of 1930s New York. Series: A Robert B. Heilman Book. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Robert Cantwell and the Literary Left is the first full critical study of novelist and critic Robert Cantwell, a Northwest-born writer with a strong sense of social justice who found himself at the center of the radical literary and cultural politics of 1930s New York. Regarded by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway as one of the finest young fiction writers to emerge from this era, Cantwell is best known for his superb novel, The Land of Plenty, set in western Washington. His literary legacy, however, was largely lost during the Red Scare of the McCarthy era, when he retreated ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
Series
Robert B Heilman Books
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295993621
SKU
V9780295993621
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About T.V. Reed
T. V. Reed is Buchanan Distinguished Professor at Washington State University. He is also the author of The Art of Protest: Culture and Activism from the Civil Rights Movement to the Streets of Seattle.
Reviews for Robert Cantwell and the Literary Left: A Northwest Writer Reworks American Fiction (Robert B Heilman Books)
"This critical study dusts off the largely forgotten work and career of Cantwell. . . . T.V. Reed has performed a service in bringing Robert Cantwell and the topic of proletarian fiction back to the fore."
Barbara McMichael
The Seattle Times
"A concise literary biography of “proletarian” novelist Robert Cantwell adds significantly to the revisionist studies of ... Read more
Barbara McMichael
The Seattle Times
"A concise literary biography of “proletarian” novelist Robert Cantwell adds significantly to the revisionist studies of ... Read more