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American Literature and Culture, 1900 - 1960

ISBN: 978-0-470-68047-6

April 2008

Wiley-Blackwell

276 pages

Description

This introduction to American literature and culture from 1900 to 1960 is organized around four major ideas about America: that is it "big", "new", "rich", and "free".

  • Illustrates the artistic and social climate in the USA during this period.
  • Juxtaposes discussion of history, popular culture, literature and other art forms in ways that foster discussion, questioning, and continued study.
  • An appendix lists relevant primary and secondary works, including websites.
  • An ideal supplement to primary texts taught in American literature courses.
About the Author
Gail McDonald is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Southampton. She is the author of Learning to Be Modern: Pound, Eliot, and the American University (1993). She is also a Founder and Past President of the Modernist Studies Association.
Features

  • A novel introduction to American literature and culture from 1900-1960.

  • Illustrates the artistic and social climate in the USA during this period.

  • Organized by four ideas about America: that it is “big”, “new”, “rich” and “free”.

  • Juxtaposes discussion of history, popular culture, literature and other art forms in ways that foster discussion, questioning, and continued study.

  • An appendix lists relevant primary and secondary works, including websites.

  • An ideal supplement to primary texts taught in American literature courses.