Description |
xiii, 236 pages 22 cm |
Note |
"[Essays originally] designed ... for oral presentation over the Voice of America." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
James Fenimore Cooper, The pioneers / Kay Seymour House -- Nathaniel Hawthorne, The scarlet letter / David Levin -- Herman Melville, Moby Dick / Leon Howard -- John W. De Forest, Miss Ravenel's Conversion / Claude M. Simpson, Jr. -- Henry James, The portrait of a lady / Richard Poirier -- Mark Twain, The adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Henry Nash Smith -- William Dean Howells, The rise of Silas Lapham / Robert Lee Hough -- Stephen Crane, The red badge of courage / John Berryman -- Frank Norris, McTeague : a story of San Francisco / Carvel Collins -- Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie / Claude M. Simpson, Jr. -- Edith Wharton, The house of mirth / Richard Poirier -- Jack London, Martin Eden / Franklin Walker -- Willa Cather, My Ántonia / Wallace Stegner -- Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio / Irving Howe -- Sinclair Lewis, Main street / Daniel Aaron -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The great Gatsby / Arthur Mizener -- Ernest Hemingway, A farewell to arms / Carlos Baker -- Thomas Wolfe, Look homeward, Angel / Thomas C. Moser -- William Faulkner, The sound and the fury / Carvel Collins. |
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Also issued online. |
Subject |
American fiction -- History and criticism.
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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Rise of Silas Lapham -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938. Look homeward, angel -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941. Winesburg, Ohio -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. My Ántonia -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. Pioneers -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. House of mirth -- Criticism and interpretation.
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De Forest, John William, 1826-1906. Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Scarlet letter -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. Sound and the fury -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Great Gatsby -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. Sister Carrie -- Criticism and interpretation.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. Portrait of a lady -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Farewell to arms -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900. Red badge of courage -- Criticism and interpretation.
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London, Jack, 1876-1916. Martin Eden -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Main Street -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Norris, Frank, 1870-1902. McTeague -- Criticism and interpretation.
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American fiction.
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 -- Critique et interprétation.
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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Critique et interprétation.
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Roman.
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United States.
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American fiction. (OCoLC)fst00807048
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Roman. (DE-588)4050479-7
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United States. (DE-588)4078704-7
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Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1820-1940.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Stegner, Wallace, 1909-1993. American novel: from James Fenimore Cooper to William Faulkner. New York, Basic Books [1965] (OCoLC)576313411 |
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