Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The literature written by Americans during the twentieth century encompasses a wide variety of voices; voices that attempt to capture the breadth and diversity of American experience in a century of dizzying change. This book examines the dramatic social changes and political events - such as the Great Depression, American involvement in the Second World War and the civil rights movement - that helped to shape American writing throughout the century.
Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres.Book InformationISBN 9780521663908
Author Caroline ZilboorgFormat Paperback
Page Count 130
Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 220g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 154mm * 8mm