The American Mystery: American Literature from Emerson to DeLillo

The American Mystery: American Literature from Emerson to DeLillo

by TonyTanner (Author), EdwardSaid (Foreword), IanF.A.Bell (Foreword)

Synopsis

The late Tony Tanner was one of the most distinctive and distinguished critical voices on American literature. His work is familiar to generations of students and scholars, and has helped shape our understanding of the major nineteenth and twentieth century American writers. With a foreword by Edward Said and an introduction by Ian Bell which places Tanner's work in the larger context of critical approaches to American literature and culture in recent years, the book brings together Tanner's essays on a wide range of key American authors. Exploring writers as diverse as Melville, Emerson, Henry James, DeLillo and Pynchon, it offers an introduction to the major figures and themes in nineteenth and twentieth century American literature.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 268
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 16 Mar 2000

ISBN 10: 0521783747
ISBN 13: 9780521783743