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The Radical Novel in the United States, 1900-1954. Some Interrelations of Literature and Society.
Walter B. Rideout
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Paperback. This study examines the relationship between society and literature, demonstrating how the proletarian novel, a literary phenomenon of the 1930s, was a reflection of interest in revolutionary Marxism. The book was awarded the Robert F. Ferguson Memorial Award by the Friends of Literature. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
This study examines the relationship between society and literature and shows how the proletarian novel, a literary phenomenon of the 1930s, was a reflection of current interest in revolutionary Marxism. Also discussed are the reasons why literary critics of the following decades dismissed these writings as bizarre and improbable and questioned how the writers could have so badly miscalculated the future. Examples are drawn from socialist works such as Issac Kahn Freedman's "By Bread Alone" and Rebecca Harding Davis' "Life in the Iron Mills", Edward Dahlberg's "Bottom Dogs", Mary Heaton's "Strike!", and Richard Wright's "Native Son". The book discusses why ... Read more
This study examines the relationship between society and literature and shows how the proletarian novel, a literary phenomenon of the 1930s, was a reflection of current interest in revolutionary Marxism. Also discussed are the reasons why literary critics of the following decades dismissed these writings as bizarre and improbable and questioned how the writers could have so badly miscalculated the future. Examples are drawn from socialist works such as Issac Kahn Freedman's "By Bread Alone" and Rebecca Harding Davis' "Life in the Iron Mills", Edward Dahlberg's "Bottom Dogs", Mary Heaton's "Strike!", and Richard Wright's "Native Son". The book discusses why ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
A Morningside Book S.
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231080774
SKU
V9780231080774
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