New York and the Literary Imagination: The City in Twentieth Century Fiction and Drama

by Edward Margolies

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This work reveals the myths of New York and the various, often paradoxical ways that authors have portrayed New York City. Part One examines New York from the perspectives of a New York aristocracy (e.g. Henry James), immigrants (e.g. Mario Puzo), African Americans (e.g. Ralph Ellison), and Jews (e.g. Daniel Fuchs). Part Two studies variations and themes of New York mythology in the works of Stephen Crane, Tom Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Theodore...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786430710

ISBN13:9780786430710

Release Date:November 2007

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:206 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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