Books Speaking to Books A Contextual Approach to American Fiction

Name: Books Speaking to Books A Contextual Approach to American Fiction
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ISBN: 9780807897850

ISBN-10: 080789785X

ISBN-13: 9780807897850

Edition: 2011

Authors: William T. Stafford

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Stafford introduces the rich interpretive possibilities in a contextual analysis of literature. He finds in Moby Dick, The Wings of the Dove, and Absalom, Absalom! three symbolic Americas linked through images of whiteness that are collectively prophetic. Three novels of the 1920s (by Faulkner, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald) are linked by themes of innocence; three of the 1970s (by Bellows, Malamud, and Updike), by black-white pairs. His flexible method also examines film.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published…

Book details

Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 4/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English