American Literature in Context after 1929

Philip R. Yannella

• 23 september 2010
• 9781444390438

Samenvatting:

This book situates American literature from the Great Depression to the present day in its historical contextbulletExplores the issues that engaged American writers from 1929 to the presentbulletDraws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaper accounts to government reports and important non-fictionbulletThe book covers political ferment of the 1930s; post-World War II anti-Communism; post-War affluence; suburbanization and demographic change; juvenile delinquency, mental illness and the perception of the U.S. as a "sick" society; and post-1965 immigrationbulletDesigned to be compatible with the major anthologies of literature from the periodbulletEquips students and general readers with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period and provides original and useful readings that demonstrate how context contributes to meaningbullet Includes a historical timeline, featuring key literary works, American presidents, and historical events/bulletlistbr/br/