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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hayes, Kevin J. (1959-....)
Titre(s) : A journey through American literature [Texte imprimé] / Kevin J. Hayes
Publication : New York : Oxford University press, c2012
Description matérielle : xvi, 220 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Comprend : Beginnings ; Travels ; Autobiography ; Narrative voice and the short story ; Poetry
; The drama of the everyday ; The great American novel ; Endings.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-208) and index
A vivid snapshot of America's kaleidoscopic literary tradition, A Journey Through
American Literature illuminates the authors, works, and events that have shaped our
cultural heritage. Kevin J. Hayes charts this history through a series of approachable
thematic chapters-Narrative Voice and the Short Story, the Drama of the Everyday,
the Great American Novel-that reveal the richness of American literature while providing
a compelling set of footholds with which to engage it. Among the topics covered are
the role of travel and the symbolism of geography, characters and the importance of
voice and dialect, self-definition and the American dream, new beginnings, and the
role of memory. Hayes not only discusses the main canonical genres like poetry, drama,
and the novel, but also looks at travel writing, autobiography, and frame tales. Key
writers like Mark Twain, Ralph Ellison, Emily Dickinson, and Harriet Jacobs are central
players in the drama while dozens more create a backdrop that gives this history depth.
The book also features over 20 illustrations, a bibliography, and a chronology listing
the key events and work in America's literary history
Sujet(s) : Littérature américaine
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199862078 (cloth) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0199862079 (cloth) (acid-free
paper). - ISBN 9780199862061 (pbk.) (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0199862060 (pbk.) (acid-free
paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb427027471
Notice n° :
FRBNF42702747
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