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American Literature in Context after 1929
Philip R. Yannella
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Description for American Literature in Context after 1929
Paperback. American Literature in Context after 1929 explores thehistorical events and literary movements that shaped Americanliterature from the Great Depression onward. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
This book situates American literature from the Great Depression tothe present day in its historical context * Explores the issues that engaged American writers from1929 to the present * Draws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaperaccounts to government reports and important non-fiction * The book covers political ferment of the 1930s; post-World WarII anti-Communism; post-War affluence; suburbanization anddemographic change; juvenile delinquency, mental illness and theperception of the U.S. as a sick society; andpost-1965 immigration * Designed to be compatible with the major anthologies ofliterature from the period * Equips students and general readers with the necessaryhistorical context ... Read more
This book situates American literature from the Great Depression tothe present day in its historical context * Explores the issues that engaged American writers from1929 to the present * Draws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaperaccounts to government reports and important non-fiction * The book covers political ferment of the 1930s; post-World WarII anti-Communism; post-War affluence; suburbanization anddemographic change; juvenile delinquency, mental illness and theperception of the U.S. as a sick society; andpost-1965 immigration * Designed to be compatible with the major anthologies ofliterature from the period * Equips students and general readers with the necessaryhistorical context ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
255g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405186001
SKU
V9781405186001
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99-50
About Philip R. Yannella
Philip R. Yannella is Professor of English and American Studies at Temple University, Philadelphia. He has taught courses on the full range of American literature as well as on history, culture, class, and radicalism. His previous publications include The Other Carl Sandburg (1996).
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