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Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction: American Voices and American Identities (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)
Mary Jane Hurst
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Description for Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction: American Voices and American Identities (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)
Hardcover. Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities.
Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230110458
SKU
V9780230110458
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About Mary Jane Hurst
MARY JANE HURST is a Professor of English at Texas Tech University, USA, and the author of The Voice of the Child in American Literature: Linguistic Approaches to Fictional Child Language.
Reviews for Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction: American Voices and American Identities (American Literature Readings in the 21st Century)
'Hurst's greatest contribution is the bridging of linguistic and literary perspectives in the study of language, gender and community. She effectively uses both approaches and renders a unique analysis that benefits not only readers interested in linguistics and literature but also those curious about new ways of studying gender and language. This makes the book interesting, useful and accessible to ... Read more