American Literature in Transition, 1980-1990

History has not been kind to the 1980s. The decade is often associated with absurd fashion choices, neo-Conservatism in the Reagan/Bush years, the AIDS crisis, Wall Street ethics, and uninspired television, film, and music. Yet the literature of the 1980s is undeniably rich and lasting. American Literature in Transition, 1980-1990 seeks to frame some of the decade's greatest achievements such as Toni Morrison's monumental novel Beloved and to consider...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108415601
• ISBN13: 9781108415606
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"