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UNINA9910778588203321 |
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Autore |
Pacht Michelle |
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Titolo |
The subversive storyteller [[electronic resource] ] : the short story cycle and the politics of identity in America / / by Michelle Pacht |
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Newcastle upon Tyne [England], : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009 |
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Newcastle upon Tyne [England] : , : Cambridge Scholars Pub., , 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-18983-2 |
9786612189838 |
1-4438-0385-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Short stories, American - History and criticism |
Cycles (Literature) |
Identity (Psychology) in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-160) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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section I. The making of a genre -- section II. Moving towards the modern -- section III. A fractured society : seeking (and finding) community. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Subversive Storyteller: The Short Story Cycle and the Politics of Identity in America examines how nineteenth- and twentieth-century American authors adapted and expanded the short story cycle to convey subversive or controversial ideas without alienating readers and threatening their ability to succeed within the literary marketplace. The twelve authors highlighted here come from a wide range of cultural, racial, and geographic backgrounds. Their texts represent different, more advanced... |
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