The American College Novel
The American College Novel

Author: John E. Kramer

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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This second edition of The American College Novel cites and describes 648 novels that are set at American colleges and universities, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's Fanshawe (Bowdoin College, 1828) to William Hart's Never Fade Away (University of California, 2002). This revised and updated edition contains 225 new entries, most new novels published since 1981. The annotations provide information about the novels' plots, settings, and central characters, as well as brief biographies of the authors. The bibliography is divided into two sections: student-centered and staff-centered novels, both cited in chronological order by publication year. A "starter list" of 50 American college novels is included, to help the novice reader distinguish classics within the genre, as well as indexes by author, title, college and university, and academic discipline. Intended for scholars as well as the layperson, this is a useful reference work for studying the portrayal of American higher education over time in popular fiction, as well as helping a casual reader locate a pleasurable read.

No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger
No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-02-05

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0520270002

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Originally published: Berkeley, Calif; London: University of California Press, 1969.

Bibliography of American Literature
Bibliography of American Literature

Author:

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13:

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A convenient three-part index to both the Epitome and the nine-volume Bibliography of American Literature, providing access to the information by title, author, publisher, and date. An essential purchase for libraries.

The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature

Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarría

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-09-19

Total Pages: 896

ISBN-13: 9780521410359

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The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature is by far the most comprehensive work of its kind ever written. Its three volumes cover the whole sweep of Latin American literature (including Brazilian) from pre-Colombian times to the present, and contain chapters on Latin American writing in the USA. Volume 3 is devoted partly to the history of Brazilian literature, from the earliest writing through the colonial period and the Portuguese-language traditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and partly also to an extensive bibliographical section in which annotated reading lists relating to the chapters in all three volumes of The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature are presented. These bibliographies are a unique feature of the History, further enhancing its immense value as a reference work.

Apocalypse in American Literature and Culture
Apocalypse in American Literature and Culture

Author: John Hay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 1316997421

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The idea of America has always encouraged apocalyptic visions. The 'American Dream' has not only imagined the prospect of material prosperity; it has also imagined the end of the world. 'Final forecasts' constitute one of America's oldest literary genres, extending from the eschatological theology of the New England Puritans to the revolutionary discourse of the early republic, the emancipatory rhetoric of the Civil War, the anxious fantasies of the atomic age, and the doomsday digital media of today. For those studying the history of America, renditions of the apocalypse are simply unavoidable. This book brings together two dozen essays by prominent scholars that explore the meanings of apocalypse across different periods, regions, genres, registers, modes, and traditions of American literature and culture. It locates the logic and rhetoric of apocalypse at the very core of American literary history.