New York and the literary imagination : the city in twentieth century fiction and drama

Author(s)

• Margolies, Edward

Bibliographic Information

New York and the literary imagination : the city in twentieth century fiction and drama

Edward Margolies

McFarland, c2008

Note

Summary: "Part One examines New York from aristocracy (e.g. Henry James and Edith Wharton), immigrants (e.g. Mario Puzo), African Americans (e.g. Ralph Ellison), Jews (e.g. Daniel Fuchs). Part Two studies variations and themes in works of Stephen Crane, Tom Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Theodore Dreiser. Part Three covers New York theatre from Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller"--Provided by publisher

Bibliography: p. 187-191

Includes index

Details

• NCID: BB02844900
• ISBN:
  • 9780786430710
• LCCN: 2007036060
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Jefferson, N.C.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 198 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS374.N43
  • DC22 : 813/.009327471
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : American fiction -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Literature and society -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
  • LCSH : New York (N.Y.) -- In literature