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9/11: Topics in Contemporary North American Literature (Bloomsbury Topics in Contemporary North American Literature)
Catherine Morley
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Description for 9/11: Topics in Contemporary North American Literature (Bloomsbury Topics in Contemporary North American Literature)
Paperback. Editor(s): Morley, Catherine. Series: Bloomsbury Topics in Contemporary North American Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 have had a profound impact on contemporary American literature and culture. With chapters written by leading scholars, 9/11: Topics in Contemporary North American Literature is a wide-ranging guide to literary responses to the attacks and its aftermath. The book covers the most widely studied texts, from Don DeLillo's Falling Man, Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Jonathan Franzen's Freedom to responses in contemporary American poetry and graphic narratives such as Art Spiegelman's In the Shadow of No Towers. ... Read more
The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 have had a profound impact on contemporary American literature and culture. With chapters written by leading scholars, 9/11: Topics in Contemporary North American Literature is a wide-ranging guide to literary responses to the attacks and its aftermath. The book covers the most widely studied texts, from Don DeLillo's Falling Man, Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Jonathan Franzen's Freedom to responses in contemporary American poetry and graphic narratives such as Art Spiegelman's In the Shadow of No Towers. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Bloomsbury Topics in Contemporary North American Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472569684
SKU
V9781472569684
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About Catherine Morley
Catherine Morley is Senior Lecturer in American Literature at the University of Leicester, UK. Her previous publications include The Quest For Epic in Contemporary American Fiction (2009) and Modern American Literature (2012).
Reviews for 9/11: Topics in Contemporary North American Literature (Bloomsbury Topics in Contemporary North American Literature)
In 9/11, Catherine Morley finds the making of a critical canon on the subject.
American Literary Scholarship
[The book] makes important advances in the scholarship on post-9/11 literature ... The richness of this collection also raises further questions ... An essential resource for scholars interested in 9/11 and its literary response.
English
American Literary Scholarship
[The book] makes important advances in the scholarship on post-9/11 literature ... The richness of this collection also raises further questions ... An essential resource for scholars interested in 9/11 and its literary response.
English