The Classical Tradition in Modern American Fiction

by Tessa Roynon

Explores the importance and complexity of classical allusiveness in the modern American novel
Explores both the sheer extent and the ideologically-invested nature of classical allusiveness in the modern American novelSheds significant new light on canonical and often-taught major American novelistsSynthesizes and builds on existing research to demonstrate how a proper understanding of each writer's classical allusiveness contributes to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474434045
• ISBN13: 9781474434041
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"