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The American 1930s: A Literary History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The American 1930s: A Literary History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Conn
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreSocial and cultural history
Literary studies - from c 1900 -
ISBN/Barcode 9780521734318
ClassificationsDewey:810.90052
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 12 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 February 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Beginning with the stock market crash of 1929 and ending with America's entry into the Second World War, the long Depression decade was a period of immense social, economic and political turmoil. In response, writers as various as John Dos Passos, William Faulkner, Eugene O'Neill, Langston Hughes, Pearl S. Buck and others looked to the past to make sense of the present. In this important new study of the 1930s, the distinguished cultural historian Peter Conn traces the extensive and complex engagement with the past that characterized the imaginative writing of the decade. Moving expertly between historical events and literature, Conn includes discussions of historical novels, plays and poems, biographies and autobiographies, as well as factual and imaginary works of history. Mapping the decade's extraordinary intellectual range with authority and flair, The American 1930s is a widely anticipated contribution to American literary studies.

Author Biography

Peter Conn is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews

'Conn's achievement lies in his deft management of a wealth of material ... a valuable reference book for current and future generations of scholars in American studies.' Journal of American Studies