The Classical Tradition in Modern American Fiction /

The Classical Tradition in Modern American Fiction / / Tessa Roynon.

Explores the importance and complexity of classical allusiveness in the modern American novelExplores both the sheer extent and the ideologically-invested nature of classical allusiveness in the modern American novelSheds significant new light on canonical and often-taught major American novelistsSy...

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Roynon, Tessa,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:BAAS Paperbacks : BAAS
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 1 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Greek and Roman Presences in the Modern American Novel
  • 1. Willa Cather (1873–1946)
  • 2. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
  • 3. William Faulkner (1897–1962)
  • 4. Ralph Ellison (1913–94)
  • 5. Toni Morrison (1931–2019)
  • 6. Philip Roth (1933–2018)
  • 7. Marilynne Robinson (1943– )
  • Conclusion: The Diversity of Modern American Fiction’s Classicism
  • Appendices
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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