An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period. * Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context * Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works * Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose * Demonstrates the changing mentality of 19th-century America entering the 20th century * Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context
- ISBN10 0631234063
- ISBN13 9780631234067
- Publish Date 30 September 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 462
- Language English