Modern American Literature

by Catherine Morley

An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Exploring canonical American writers such as Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner alongside less familiar writers like Djuna Barnes and Susan Glaspell, the guide takes readers though a diverse literary landscape. It considers how the rise of the American metropolis contributed to the growth of American modernism; and also examines the ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748625070
• ISBN13: 9780748625079
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher