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American Prose and Poetry in the 20th Century

American Prose and Poetry in the 20th Century

American Prose and Poetry in the 20th Century

1st Edition
Caroline Zilboorg
June 2000
Available
Print
9780521663908

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres.

£8.95
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Overview

The literature written by Americans during the twentieth century encompasses a wide variety of voices; voices that attempt to capture the breadth and diversity of American experience in a century of dizzying change. This book examines the dramatic social changes and political events - such as the Great Depression, American involvement in the Second World War and the civil rights movement - that helped to shape American writing throughout the century.

Features

  • Each title includes a wide-ranging yet carefully levelled introductory discussion of a literary period, genre or theme, to provide students with an excellent introduction to an area of literature.
  • Helps students to address the new assessment objective 4 ('demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received') - worth up to 35% of the A level qualification under new guidelines.
  • Discussion questions and end-of-section tasks offer an invaluable resource for self study as well as helpful exam preparation.
  • A mini-anthology of texts and extracts saves teachers time searching for appropriate 'wider reading' texts.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Reading 20th century American literature
  • 2. Approaching the texts
  • 3. Texts and extracts
  • 4. How to write about 20th century American literature
  • 5. Resources.

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