The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945

Book Overview

Each 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052112347X
• ISBN13: 9780521123471
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"