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  • - Cormac McCarthy, Toni Morrison, and James Baldwin
    von Josef Benson
    123,00 €

    This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities.

  • - Reflections on the Modern Master of Horror
     
    139,00 €

    This book looks at the more recent works of fiction by Stephen King as well as an examination of his nonfiction book, On Writing, published in 2000. Works discussed in this volume include Duma Key, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Under the Dome, Joyland, and Dr. Sleep.

  • - The Cultural History of the Great American Novel
    von Bob Batchelor
    91,00 €

    One of the bestselling novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is also considered one of the most significant achievements in twentieth-century fiction. In Gatsby: The Cultural History of the Great American Novel, Bob Batchelor explores the birth, life, and enduring influence of The Great Gatsby

  • - Reframing the Lens
    von Heather Ostman
    129,00 €

    This book looks at the work of acclaimed author Junot Diaz, closely examining the linguistic, popular culture, and literary references that are woven throughout his work. Ostman also considers Diaz's work as it relates to issues of identity, citizenship, culture, language, class, gender, and race.

  • - How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture
    von Robert McParland
    51,00 - 70,00 €

  • - The Literary Landscape of 1940s America
    von Robert McParland
    67,00 €

    This book looks at authors and their works during one of the most tumultuous decades of the twentieth century, focusing on works that resonated with readers. A sweeping social, literary, and cultural history, this book explores the courage and hopes of the "greatest generation" through its imaginative literature.

  • von Reinaldo Francisco Silva
    19,00 €

    Literature written in English by American writers of Portuguese descent has come of age with the acclaimed work of Frank Gaspar and Katherine Vaz. This study attempts to explore America's understanding of its ethnic minorities, and the writers' own ethnic pride and celebration of their roots. It includes a full length analysis of works by Thomas Braga, Julian Silva, Alfred Lewis, Charles Felix and other voices. Born in Portugal in 1961, Reinaldo Francisco Silva emigrated to America in 1967 at age 6, settling in Newark, New Jersey. He has lectured at Rutgers University, New York University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Seton Hall University, and is currently Assistant Professor of English at the University of Aveiro in Portugal. His book, Representations of the Portuguese in American Literature was published by the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in 2008. This title is available as a PDF ebook from Humanities-Ebooks.co.uk and for libraries from Ebrary, EBSCO and Ingram.

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