Reading America [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives on the American novel / / edited by Elizabeth Boyle and Anne-Marie Evans

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008; Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Pub., , 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 813.009
• Soggetto topico: American fiction - History and criticism
• Altri autori: BoyleElizabeth EvansAnne-Marie
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. The novel in America -- pt. II. The novel and politics -- pt. III. The novel and sexuality -- pt. IV. The novel and postmodernism -- pt. V. The novel and the super/natural world -- pt. VI. The novel and language.
• Sommario/riassunto: This specially commissioned volume of essays offers a refreshing and unusual perspective on classic novels from the American literary canon. Accessible to students, scholars and the interested reader, this engaging collection explores familiar novels through unfamiliar lenses and, in so doing, sheds light on surprising and previously overlooked aspects of each text. Reading America presents a new approach to American literature by showcasing a cross-section of recent research into previousl...
• Titolo autorizzato: Reading America
• ISBN: 1-282-19099-7; 9786612190995; 1-4438-0723-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780624403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II