Centering around the recollections of a man separated both from his country and his youth, Cabrera Infante creates a vision of life and the many colorful characters found in steamy Havana's pre-Castro
A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain&rsquo
Twain scholar Michael Kiskis opens this fascinating new exploration of Twain with the observation that most readers have no idea that Samuel Clemens was the father of four and that he lived through th
Harold K. Bush’s Continuing Bonds with the Dead examines the profound transfiguration that the death of a child wrought on the literary work of nineteenth-century American writers. Taking as his subje
Nicholas F. Radel's Understanding Edmund White, the first book-length critical study of White's work, examines America's best-known gay novelist within the changing social contexts of the past half-ce
From 1929 to the latest issue, American Literature has been the foremost journal expressing the findings of those who study our national literature.American Literature has published the best work of l
The first thematic series published for American literature, THE WADSWORTH THEMES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE SERIES is currently comprised of 21 themes spanning the time period normally covered in the tw
The first thematic series published for American literature, THE WADSWORTH THEMES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE SERIES is currently comprised of 21 themes spanning the time period normally covered in the tw
Maxine Hong Kingston is known for using a distinctive blend of autobiography, fantasy, and folklore to explore the history, experience, and identity of Chinese Americans. This is exemplified in her fi
Focuses on the American writer's development of child characters, including Joe Christmas, Quentin Compson, Thomas Sutpen, and Isaac McCaslin in childhood and adolescence. Draws on the Bildungrsroman
Discusses the ways in which John Gardner's work was influenced by his cancer, the death of his brother, and the ideas of Susanne Langer and Alfred North Whitehead, particularly the latter's concept of
From 1929 to the latest issue, American Literature has been the foremost journal expressing the findings of those who study our national literature.American Literature has published the best work of l
This study of the work of author Toni Morrison focuses on the role of the maternal in her novels from The Bluest Eye from 1970 through her 2012 novel Home. It examines the individuality of mothering i
Ever since his first novel, Fight Club, was made into a cult film by David Fincher, Chuck Palahniuk has been a consistent presence on the New York Times best-seller list. A target of critics but a fan
Kelly (English and American literature, U. of Reading, Britain) introduces principle works by American fiction writer Moore (b. 1965), focusing on her wry analysis of American culture. Tracing her eme
