A Companion to American Fiction, 1865 - 1914

G R Thompson editor Robert Paul Lamb editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:21st Nov '05

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A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers.

  • An exceptionally broad-ranging and accessible Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century Brings together 29 essays by top scholars, each of which presents a synthesis of the best research and offers an original perspective
  • Divided into sections on historical traditions and genres, contexts and themes, and major authors
  • Covers a mixture of canonical and the non-canonical themes, authors, literatures, and critical approaches
  • Explores innovative topics, such as ecological literature and ecocriticism, children's literature, and the influence of Darwin on fiction
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"All praise to Lamb and Thompson … Comprehensive, well written and carefully edited ... Essential."
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"The editors have intended the Companion to be an introduction to the field and a reference tool for 'advanced undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members and general intellectuals'. In this they have succeeded admirably."
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ISBN: 9781405100649

Dimensions: 254mm x 180mm x 46mm

Weight: 1297g

642 pages