A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present by Linda Wagner-Martin (En

Description: A History of American Literature by Linda Wagner-Martin Offers a comprehensive analysis of a range of literary works that extends into the 21st century. This book covers drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, science fiction, and detective novels. It features discussion of American works within the context of such 21st-century issues as globalization, medicine, gender, education, and more. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 1950 TO THE PRESENT Featuring works from notable authors as varied as Salinger and the Beats to Vonnegut, Capote, Morrison, Rich, Walker, Eggers, and DeLillo, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works produced in the United States over the last six decades and a fascinating survey of the dramatic changes during Americas transition from the innocence of the fifties to the harsh realities of the first decade of the new millennium. Author Linda Wagner-Martin - a highly acclaimed authority on all facets of modern American literature - covers major works of drama, poetry, fiction, non- fiction, memoirs, and popular genres such as science fiction and detective novels. Viewing works produced during this fertile literary period from a wide-ranging perspective, Wagner-Martin considers literature in relation to such issues as the politics of civil rights, feminism, sexual preferences, and race- and gender-based marketing. She also places a special emphasis on works produced during the twenty-first century, and writings influenced by recent historic events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the global financial crisis. With its careful balance of scholarly precision and accessibility, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present provides readers of all levels with rich and revealing insights into the diversity of literary forms and influences that characterize postmodern America. "A monumental distillation of an enormous range of material, Wagner-Martins rich book should be required reading for anyone grappling with making sense of the prolific, broad-spectrum, and diverse writing in the US since 1950."Thadious M. Davis, University of Pennsylvania "Linda Wagner-Martins history impressively and judiciously surveys all fields of American writing over the past sixty years, taking full account of significant cultural and historical contexts and the major critical commentaries that have helped shape our understanding of developments in the second half of the last century and the dozen years following the millennium. Balanced, informative, and always highly readable there is much here for general readers, students, and specialists alike."Christopher MacGowan, the College of William and Mary Back Cover Featuring works from notable authors as varied as Salinger and the Beats to Vonnegut, Capote, Morrison, Rich, Walker, Eggers, and DeLillo, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works produced in the United States over the last six decades and a fascinating survey of the dramatic changes during Americas transition from the innocence of the fifties to the harsh realities of the first decade of the new millennium. Author Linda Wagner-Martin - a highly acclaimed authority on all facets of modern American literature - covers major works of drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and popular genres such as science fiction and detective novels. Viewing works produced during this fertile literary period from a wide-ranging perspective, Wagner-Martin considers literature in relation to such issues as the politics of civil rights, feminism, sexual preferences, and race- and gender-based marketing. She also places a special emphasis on works produced during the twenty-first century, and writings influenced by recent historic events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the global financial crisis. With its careful balance of scholarly precision and accessibility, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present provides readers of all levels with rich and revealing insights into the diversity of literary forms and influences that characterize postmodern America. Flap Featuring works from notable authors as varied as Salinger and the Beats to Vonnegut, Capote, Morrison, Rich, Walker, Eggers, and DeLillo, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works produced in the United States over the last six decades and a fascinating survey of the dramatic changes during Americas transition from the innocence of the fifties to the harsh realities of the first decade of the new millennium. Author Linda Wagner-Martin - a highly acclaimed authority on all facets of modern American literature - covers major works of drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and popular genres such as science fiction and detective novels. Viewing works produced during this fertile literary period from a wide-ranging perspective, Wagner-Martin considers literature in relation to such issues as the politics of civil rights, feminism, sexual preferences, and race- and gender-based marketing. She also places a special emphasis on works produced during the twenty-first century, and writings influenced by recent historic events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the global financial crisis. With its careful balance of scholarly precision and accessibility, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present provides readers of all levels with rich and revealing insights into the diversity of literary forms and influences that characterize postmodern America. Author Biography Linda Wagner-Martin is Frank Borden Hanes Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She is the recipient of Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Bunting Institute, and other fellowships, as well as holding the Hubbell Medal for American Literature. She writes widely on twentieth-century American literature, biography, womens writing, and pedagogy. Her publications include "Favored Strangers": Gertrude Stein and Her Family (1995), The Oxford Companion to Womens Writing in the United States and its anthology(1995), Sylvia Plath: A Literary Life (1999/2003), Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (2004), Emily Dickinson, A Literary Life (2013) Barbara Kingsolvers World: Nature, Art and the 21st Century (2014) and Toni Morrison and the Maternal, from the Bluest Eye to Home, 2014. Table of Contents Illustrations ix Preface xi 1 Locating Contemporary Literature 1 American Poetry During the 1950s 13 A. Poems of the Mind and the Body 13 B. The Farthest Edge: The Beats and the Confessional School 19 American Theater During the 1950s 25 American Fiction During the 1950s 28 A. Fiction and the War 28 B. Class and Sexuality in the Novel 32 C. The Novel, Jewish and Southern 38 2 The Sixties and the Necessities of Change 47 Theater of the 1960s 53 African American Writing in the 1960s 58 1960s Fiction, Mainstream Markers 69 Feminism 74 3 Conventions and Eruptions 79 Poetry of the Anti-War and Feminist Years 81 Feminist Fictions 90 Postmodern Fictions 101 Science Fiction and Alternative Worlds 112 The New Journalism 123 Theater During the 1970s 129 4 New Ages and Old 139 Memoir: Another New Direction 142 Crime and Detective Fiction, American Style 150 Theater During the 1980s 168 5 The 1980s, Ethnicity and Change 175 Asian American Writing 178 Native American Writing 183 Mexican American Writing (i.e., Latino/Latina) 189 African American Writing 194 Poetry in the 1980s 203 Fiction in the 1980s 214 6 The 1990s and the Sexual 225 Sexual Preferences and Social/Legal Issues 227 Theater of the 1990s 235 The Poem at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century 242 Story at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century 250 Southern Literature at the Turn into the Twenty-First Century 260 7 The Twenty-First Century 277 The Story of 9/11 and Its Aftermath 286 Theater 2000–2010 307 Poetry 2000–2010 311 Memoir and Life-Writing 2000–2010 319 Fiction 2000–2010 326 References 353 Index 365 Review "This commendable handbook should stimulate renewed debate on the canon. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." ("Choice," 1 September 2013) Long Description Featuring works from notable authors as varied as Salinger and the Beats to Vonnegut, Capote, Morrison, Rich, Walker, Eggers, and DeLillo, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works produced in the United States over the last six decades and a fascinating survey of the dramatic changes during Americas transition from the innocence of the fifties to the harsh realities of the first decade of the new millennium. Author Linda Wagner-Martin a highly acclaimed authority on all facets of modern American literature covers major works of drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, and popular genres such as science fiction and detective novels. Viewing works produced during this fertile literary period from a wide-ranging perspective, Wagner-Martin considers literature in relation to such issues as the politics of civil rights, feminism, sexual preferences, and race- and gender-based marketing. She also places a special emphasis on works produced during the twenty-first century, and writings influenced by recent historic events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the global financial crisis. With its careful balance of scholarly precision and accessibility, A History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present provides readers of all levels with rich and revealing insights into the diversity of literary forms and influences that characterize postmodern America. Details ISBN1119062527 Pages 416 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1119062527 ISBN-13 9781119062523 Format Paperback Subtitle 1950 to the Present DEWEY 810.90054 Media Book Short Title HIST OF AMER LITERATURE Language English Illustrations Yes Publication Date 2015-07-10 UK Release Date 2015-07-10 AU Release Date 2015-07-20 NZ Release Date 2015-07-20 Author Linda Wagner-Martin Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Series Wiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken Alternative 9781405192323 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2015-07-10 Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137348818;

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