Overview
Featuring 37 essays by distinguished literary scholars, A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive single-volume treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from the late 18th century to the present day. Represents the most comprehensive single-volume introduction to this popular literary form currently available Features 37 contributions from a wide range of distinguished literary scholars Includes essays on topics and genres, historical overviews, and key individual works, including The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, Beloved, and many more.
Full Product Details
Author: Alfred Bendixen (Princeton University)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 3.70cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.216kg
ISBN: 9781405101196
ISBN 10: 1405101199
Pages: 704
Publication Date: 10 April 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Review copy sent on 03.12.12 to Review 19 Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. ( Choice , 1 November 2012)
As a consolidation of prior scholarship and a spur to further investigation, it makes a meaningful and substantial contribution to the ongoing scholarly conversation about the American novel. ( Review 19 , 1 April 2013) Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. ( Choice , 1 November 2012)
Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. ( Choice , 1 November 2012)
<p> In addition to the various groups of essays, the bookfeatures a substantial chronology of American novels (from 1752 to2000) and a series of lists of representative works in some of themost important traditions and genres discussed. (Poetics Today, 1 May 2014) <p> As a consolidation of prior scholarship and a spur tofurther investigation, it makes a meaningful and substantialcontribution to the ongoing scholarly conversation about theAmerican novel. (Review 19, 1 April 2013) <p> Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-divisionundergraduates and above. (Choice, 1 November2012)
?In addition to the various groups of essays, the book features a substantial chronology of American novels (from 1752 to 2000) and a series of lists of representative works in some of the most important traditions and genres discussed.? (Poetics Today, 1 May 2014) ?As a consolidation of prior scholarship and a spur to further investigation, it makes a meaningful and substantial contribution to the ongoing scholarly conversation about the American novel.? (Review 19, 1 April 2013) ?Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.? (Choice, 1 November 2012)
Author Information
Alfred Bendixen is Professor of English at Texas A & M University, and Founder and Executive Director of the American Literature Association. His books include Haunted Women (1985), an edition of the composite novel, The Whole Family (1986), The Amber Gods and Other Stories by Harriet Prescott Spofford (1989), Edith Wharton: New Critical Essays (1992), A Companion to the American Short Story (co-edited with James Nagel, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and The Cambridge Companion to American Travel Writing (co-edited with Judith Hamera, 2009).
