The Critical Response to Ann Petry

Ervin has brought together 16 reviews and 26 essays that chronicle the literary reception of Ann Petry and her three novels in America from 1946 to the present. Collectively and individually, all of the reviews and essays gauge the historical, cultural, social, political, literary aesthetic, and theoretical depths of Petry's novels. While specific essays will offer overviews of Petry's life and works, others will name literary influences, explore...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313322821
• ISBN13: 9780313322822
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"