{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-american-fiction-after-1945-paperback-9780521123471","title":"The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945 (Paperback) 9780521123471","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive 2011 guide to the genres, historical contexts, cultural diversity and major authors of American fiction since the Second World War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn N. Duvall (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521123471, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This selection of essays maintains the high standard of content and presentation of other companions in this series. It provides an up-to-date survey of the field in an approachable and manageably-sized volume, and as such would be an important addition [to] university libraries serving American studies, literature or similar departments, as well as public libraries.' Linda Kemp, Reference Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEach generation revises literary history and this is nowhere more evident than in the post-Second World War period. This 2011 Companion offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the diversity of American fiction since the Second World War. Essays by nineteen distinguished scholars provide critical insights into the significant genres, historical contexts, cultural diversity and major authors during a period of enormous American global political and cultural power. This power is overshadowed, nevertheless, by national anxieties growing out of events ranging from the Civil Rights Movement to the rise of feminism; from the Cold War and its fear of Communism and nuclear warfare to the Age of Terror and its different yet related fears of the 'Other'. American fiction since 1945 has faithfully chronicled these anxieties. An essential reference guide, this Companion provides a chronology of the period, as well as guides to further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: a story of the stories of American fiction after 1945 John N. Duvall\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Poetics and Genres: 1. Postmodern metafiction Amy Elias\u003cbr\u003e 2. Contemporary realism Robert Rebein\u003cbr\u003e 3. New journalism and the non-fiction novel Stacey Olster\u003cbr\u003e 4. Science fiction Philip Wegner\u003cbr\u003e 5. The short story Susan Lohafer\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 6. African American fiction Keith Byerman\u003cbr\u003e 7. American Indian fiction Nancy J. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e 8. Multiethnicities: Latino\/a and Asian American fiction A. Robert Lee\u003cbr\u003e 9. American Jewish fiction Victoria Aarons\u003cbr\u003e 10. Feminist fiction Jane Elliot\u003cbr\u003e 11. Southern fiction Martyn Bone\u003cbr\u003e 12. Fiction and the Cold War Alan Nadel\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fiction and 9\/11 John N. Duvall\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Major Authors: 14. Ralph Ellison Nicole Waligora-Davis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Flannery O'Connor Jay Watson\u003cbr\u003e 16. Thomas Pynchon Brian Jarvis\u003cbr\u003e 17. Toni Morrison Linden Peach\u003cbr\u003e 18. Don DeLillo Laura Barrett\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: whither American fiction? Jessica Pressman\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002395185432,"sku":"9780521123471","price":22.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521123471i_3e8cf319-5b17-49f5-b848-af2cbfe3c4bb.jpg?v=1691371776","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-american-fiction-after-1945-paperback-9780521123471","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}