American fiction since 1940
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American fiction since 1940
（Longman literature in English series）
Longman, c1992
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: pbk ISBN 9780582493506
Description
In this remarkable book, Tony Hilfer provides a major survey of the wealth of post-war American fiction. He analyses the major modes and genres of writing, from realist to postmodernist metafiction and black humour, the fiction of social protest, women's writing, and the traditions of African-American, Southern and Jewish-American fiction. Key writers discussed include William Faulkner, Norman Mailer, Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Vladimir Nabokov and Joyce Carol Oates. The book concludes by exploring contemporary trends through detailed case-studies of Donald Barthelme and Toni Morrison.
Table of Contents
Editor's Preface. Author's Preface. Introduction 1. From Social Protest to Solipsism 2. The Emergence of African Amercan Fiction 3. Southern Fiction 4. Jewish American Fiction 5. Postmodernism as Black Humour 6. Postmodernism as Metafiction 7. The Sorrows of Realism: Anglo-Saxon Attitudes 8. Fiction by Women: Voicing the Unspoken 9. Distinct Voices: Donald Barthelme and Toni Morrison Chronology. General bibliographies. Individual authors. Index
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ISBN 9780582493513
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This series provides students of literature with a critical introduction to the major genres in their historical and cultural context. In this book Tony Hilfer offers a complete survey of postwar American fiction. He covers major figures such as Faulkner and McCullers in the early part of the period through to contemporary writers such as Bellow, Morrison and Updike. The text covers major modes and genres of writing in the period, from realist to postmodern metafiction and black humour, the fiction of social protext, women's writing and racial minority fiction. In addition, appendices and author biographies plus a full bibliography give the student essential background information. It is aimed at undergraduate courses in modern American literature (options covering American fiction are now widespread in English degree courses). American studies courses have an option covering American fiction.
Table of Contents
- From social protest to Solipsism
- the emergence of African American fiction
- Southern fiction
- Jewish American fiction
- postmodernism as black humour
- postmodernism as metafiction
- the sorrows of realism - Anglo-Saxon attitutes
- fiction by women - voicing the unspoken
- distinct voices - Donald Barthelme and Toni Morrison.
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