A companion to American fiction, 1865-1914

"A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers. An exceptionally broad-ranging and accessible Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century Brings together 29 essays by top scholars, each of which presents a synthesis of the best research and offers an original perspective Divided into sections on historical traditions and genres, contexts and themes, and major authors Covers a mixture of canonical and the non-canonical themes, authors, literatures, and critical approaches Explores innovative topics, such as ecological literature and ecocriticism, children's literature, and the influence of Darwin on fiction."--Publisher's website. Divided into sections discussing historical traditions and genres, contexts and themes, and major authors, this title covers a mixture of canonical themes, authors, literatures and critical approaches in order to define the development of American literature during this period.

Year

2005

Language

English

Series

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ;

Publisher

Blackwell Pub.

Editions

1

Pages

621

ISBN

9781405100649

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