The classical tradition in modern American fiction

This book is an invaluable survey of the allusions to ancient Greek and Roman culture in the work of seven major modern American novelists: Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Marilynne Robinson.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roynon, Tessa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.
Colección:BAAS paperbacks.
Temas:
Classicism in literature.
American fiction.
Classicisme dans la littérature.
Roman américain.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Greek and Roman Presences in the Modern American Novel
  • 1. Willa Cather (1873-1946)
  • Cather and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debate
  • My Ántonia (1918)
  • The Professor's House (1925)
  • Sapphira and the Slave Girl (1940)
  • 2. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
  • Fitzgerald and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debate
  • This Side of Paradise (1920)
  • The Great Gatsby (1925)
  • Tender Is the Night (1934)
  • 3. William Faulkner (1897-1962)
  • Faulkner and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debate
  • Light in August (1932)
  • Absalom, Absalom! (1936)
  • Go Down, Moses (1942)
  • 4. Ralph Ellison (1913-94)
  • Ellison and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debate
  • Invisible Man (1952)
  • Three Days Before the Shooting ... Part I (2010)
  • Three Days Before the Shooting ... Part II: 'Hickman in Washington DC' (2010)
  • 5. Toni Morrison (1931-2019)
  • Morrison and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debat
  • Song of Solomon (1977)
  • Beloved (1987)
  • Jazz (1992)
  • 6. Philip Roth (1933-2018)
  • Roth and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debate
  • American Pastoral (1997)
  • I Married a Communist (1998)
  • The Human Stain (2000)
  • 7. Marilynne Robinson (1943- )
  • Robinson and the Classics
  • The Critical Field and Scholarly Debate
  • Housekeeping (1980)
  • Gilead (2004)
  • Home (2008)
  • Conclusion: The Diversity of Modern American Fiction's Classicism
  • Appendices
  • Glossary of Classical Terms Used in this Book
  • Resources on Classical Antiquity
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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