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Author Long, Elizabeth, 1944-

Title The American dream and the popular novel / Elizabeth Long.

Publication Info. Boston : Routledge & K. Paul, [1985]
©1985

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  813.5409 L848A    Check Shelf
Description x, 243 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231).
Note Includes index.
Form Also issued online.
Contents Introduction -- Success in bestselling novels: the social context of thematic content -- Bestselling novels 1945-1955: from entrepreneurial adventure to corporate-suburban compromise -- Bestselling novels 1956-1968: the varieties of self-fulfillment -- the goal achieved -- Bestselling novels 1969-1975: the failure of success -- The social critics -- Conclusion.
Subject American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Popular literature -- United States -- History and criticism.
Best sellers -- United States -- Bibliography.
Social values in literature.
Myth in literature.
Indexed Term Fiction in English American writers, 1945- - Critical studies.
ISBN 0710099347: £15.00 (U.K. est.)
9780710099341
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