Dismembering the American dream : the life and fiction of Richard Yates /
"Dismembering the American Dream offers a detailed study of the novels and stories of Richard Yates, fiction which examined mid-twentieth century middle-class American life. Since his death in Alabama in 1992, the work of American writer Richard Yates has enjoyed a renaissance, culminating in d...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University Alabama Press,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Foreword by DeWitt Henry; Acknowledgments; The Published Works of Richard Yates; Introduction; 1. Revolutionary Road; 2. Richard Yates and Hollywood; 3. Theories of Selfhood; 4. Disrupting the Facade; 5. Influences and Contrasts; Change and Continuity; 6. The Writer/Character; 7. Realism, Form, and Technique; 8. The 1950s and Gender Roles; 9. Parents and Sex; 10. America in the Postwar Years; Conclusion; Afterword by Monica Yates; Notes; Bibliography; Index.