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UNINA9910815747703321 |
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Schraufnagel Noel |
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Titolo |
The baseball novel : a history and annotated bibliography of adult fiction / / Noel Schraufnagel |
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Jefferson, North Carolina ; ; London, [England] : , : McFarland & Company, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American fiction |
Baseball stories |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; I-The History of the Baseball Novel; II-The Novels, Year by Year; Appendix A: Mystery Novels; Appendix B: Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels; Appendix C: Novels That Explore Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class; Appendix D: Best Baseball Novels by Year; Appendix E: Chronological List of Titles; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This annotated bibliography covers approximately 400 novels published from 1838 through 2007. A substantial introduction to the history and development of the genre precedes the chronologically arranged entries, which provide bibliographic details and extensive annotations on plot, themes, and compositional strengths and weaknesses. Mainstream novels by writers such as Hemingway, Wolfe, Roth, and DeLillo are included. Appendices provide historical overviews for the primary baseball subgenres, including mystery, fantasy, and science-fiction; lists for novels that foreground issues of race or et |
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