Gatsby

Bob Batchelor

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced his third novel, a slim work for which he had high expectations. Despite such hopes, the novel received mixed re... Lees meer

Beyond Gatsby

Robert McParland

• Paperback | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• This book demonstrates how the explosion of distinctly American fiction in the 1920s--including work by authors such as Hemingway, Cather, Dos Passos,... Lees meer

Portuguese American Literature

Reinaldo Francisco Silva

• Paperback | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• Literature written in English by American writers of Portuguese descent has come of age with the acclaimed work of Frank Gaspar and Katherine Vaz. Thi... Lees meer

Gatsby

Bob Batchelor

• Paperback | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald produced his third novel, a slim work for which he had high expectations. Despite such hopes, the novel received mixed re... Lees meer

Aging Masculinity in the American Novel

Alex Hobbs

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• Drawing on literary examples, this book helps readers better understand the full range of issues that older men face--from legacy and loss to health i... Lees meer

Laughing at the Darkness

Paul McDonald

• Paperback | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• Paul McDonald's book is the second in the Humanities Ebooks Contemporary American Literature Series, edited by Christopher Gair and Aliki Varvogli. Gi... Lees meer

Hypermasculinities in the Contemporary Novel

Josef Benson

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson... Lees meer

Stephen King's Contemporary Classics

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• This book looks at the more recent works of fiction by Stephen King as well as an examination of his nonfiction book, On Writing, published in 2000. W... Lees meer

From Native Son to King's Men

Robert McParland

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• This booklooks at authors and their works during one of the most tumultuous decades of the twentieth century, focusing on works that resonated with re... Lees meer

Beyond Gatsby

Robert McParland

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• The 1920s offered a veritable explosion of distinctively American fiction for the first time, from many of the nation's most widely heralded writers, ... Lees meer

Citizen Steinbeck

Robert McParland

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• John Steinbeck is one of the most popular and important writers in American literature. Novels such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and East ... Lees meer

James Jones

Tony J Williams

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• James Jones: The Limits of Eternity is the first detailed critical study of American author James Jones' works placing him as an important figure with... Lees meer

Michael Chabon's America

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• Author Michael Chabon is acutely attuned to life in contemporary America, providing insight into the history of the late twentieth and early twenty-fi... Lees meer

The Fiction of Junot Díaz

Heather Ostman

• Hardcover | Engels | Contemporary American Literature
• The influence of Latin American writers--as well as other immigrant writers and their first-generation peers--has reframed the literary lens to includ... Lees meer