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The Classical Tradition in Modern American Fiction
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Series: Critical Insights in American Studies
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ISBN13: 9781474434034
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Jan 13 2021
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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 broad debates about modernism and postmodernism, intertextuality and the history and categorization of the American novelDraws on the methodologies and insights of Classical Reception studies as well as American studies, and makes an invaluable contribution to both fieldsIncludes a user-friendly glossary that explains all the classical names, concepts and words
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