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The Cambridge History of the American Novel
Leonard Cassuto
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Description for The Cambridge History of the American Novel
hardcover. An authoritative and lively account of the development of the genre, by leading experts in the field. Editor(s): Cassuto, Leonard. Num Pages: 1272 pages, 8 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2106.
This ambitious literary history traces the American novel from its emergence in the late eighteenth century to its diverse incarnations in the multi-ethnic, multi-media culture of the present day. In a set of original essays by renowned scholars from all over the world, the volume extends important critical debates and frames new ones. Offering new views of American classics, it also breaks new ground to show the role of popular genres - such as science fiction and mystery novels - in the creation of the literary tradition. One of the original features of this book is the dialogue between the ... Read more
This ambitious literary history traces the American novel from its emergence in the late eighteenth century to its diverse incarnations in the multi-ethnic, multi-media culture of the present day. In a set of original essays by renowned scholars from all over the world, the volume extends important critical debates and frames new ones. Offering new views of American classics, it also breaks new ground to show the role of popular genres - such as science fiction and mystery novels - in the creation of the literary tradition. One of the original features of this book is the dialogue between the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521899079
SKU
V9780521899079
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About Leonard Cassuto
Leonard Cassuto is Professor of English at Fordham University. Clare Virginia Eby is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. Benjamin Reiss is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English at Emory University.
Reviews for The Cambridge History of the American Novel
'… an innovative approach that is bound to prove as stimulating as the best of American fiction already does.' Contemporary Review