A Companion to American Fiction, 1865 - 1914
Auteur: Robert Paul Lamb, G. R. Thompson
Nombre de pages: 642 pages
ISBN: 1405178310, 9781405178310
Edition: John Wiley & Sons
Date de publication: John Wiley & Sons
Description: 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