{"product_id":"a-history-of-american-literature-1900-1950-hardcover","title":"A History of American Literature 1900 - 1950 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Macgowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at the first five decades of 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century American literature, covering a wide range of literary works, figures, and influences\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature 1900-1950\u003c\/i\u003e is a current and well-balanced account of the main literary figures, connections, and ideas that characterized the first half of the twentieth century. In this readable, highly informative book, the author explores significant developments in American drama, fiction, and poetry, and discusses how the literature of the period influenced, and was influenced by, cultural trends in both the United States and abroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidering works produced during America's rise to prominence on the world stage from both regional and international perspectives, MacGowan provides readers with keen insights into the literature of the period in relation to America's transition from an agrarian nation to an industrial power, the racial and economic discrimination of Black and Native American populations, the greater financial and social independence of women, the economic boom of the 1920s, the Depression of the 1930s, the impact of world wars, massive immigration, political and ideological clashes, and more. Encompassing five decades of literary and cultural diversity in one volume, \u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature 1900-1950\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers American theater, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, magazines and literary publications, and popular media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the ways writers dramatized the immense social, economic, cultural, and political changes in America throughout the first half of the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores themes and influences of Modernist poets, expatriate novelists, and literary publications founded by women and African-Americans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the work of Black writers, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Jewish Americans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature 1900-1950\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all students in upper-level American literature courses as well as general readers looking to better understand the literary tradition of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA readable, informative, and up-to-date look at the first five decades of twentieth-century American literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering a wide range of literary works, figures, and influences, \u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature 1900-1950 \u003c\/i\u003eexplores significant developments in American drama, fiction, and poetry. Author Christopher MacGowan discusses how the literature of the period influenced, and was influenced by, cultural trends and attitudes in both the United States and abroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides a well-balanced account of the main literary figures, connections, and ideas that characterized American literature of the period. Throughout the text, the author explores themes of Modernist poets and expatriate novelists, literary publications founded by women and African Americans, Native American and Asian American writers, the ways writers dramatized the enormous social, economic, cultural, and political changes in America, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding deep insights into how American writers reflected issues ranging from the racial and economic discrimination of the age to America's transition from an agrarian nation to an industrial power, \u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature 1900-1950 \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for students in upper-level American literature courses and general readers with interest in the literary tradition of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTOPHER MACGOWAN \u003c\/b\u003e teaches modernist poetry and American literature at the College of William and Mary, where he is a William R. Kenan Jr. Professor. He is a specialist in the poetry of William Carlos Williams and has published on Sherwood Anderson, Denise Levertov, Ford Madox Ford, and Vladimir Nabokov. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTwentieth-Century American Poetry \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Twentieth Century American Fiction Handbook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.29 x 9.49 x 7.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53387493441843,"sku":"9781405170468","price":140.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/H_H4S93OYm9781405170468.webp?v=1779440193","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-history-of-american-literature-1900-1950-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}