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American literature and culture, 1900-1960

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American literature and culture, 1900-1960

Say 'America' and certain adjectives come readily to mind. Because of the nation's wealth, energy, and global presence during the twentieth century, almost everyone has a view of America. This introduction to American literature and culture addresses four common conceptions of the United States: that it is 'big,' 'rich', 'new', and 'free'. Designed to illustrate the artistic and social climate in the USA from 1900 to 1960, the book discusses a range of artistic and cultural productions from the period that reinforce, revise, dispute, or deny these commonly held views of the country.Each of the book's four sections begins with a series of quotations from literary and other sources of the period, selected to emphasize a range of ideas about America. Within each section, history, popular culture, literature, and other art forms are then juxtaposed in a way that fosters discussion, questioning, and continued study. An appendix to the volume includes a list of primary works for further reading and a selective bibliography of secondary works on American literature and culture, including relevant websites.

The book also features a timeline of the chief events - political, social, and artistic.

Malden, MA

Blackwell Pub.

2007

xxiii, 243 p.: ill.; 23 cm

Blackwell introductions to literature

16

Includes bibliographical references )p. 217-230( and index

ISBN: 9781405101271

Gail McDonald

1

، American literature -- 02th century -- History and criticism

، National characteristics, American, in literature

، Literature and society -- United States -- 02th century -- History

، United States -- Civilization -- 02th century

، United States -- In literature

McDonald, Gail

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