The Cambridge Companion to American Literature of the 1930s (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - 9781108453226

This Companion offers a compelling survey of American literature in the 1930s. These thirteen new essays by accomplished scholars in the field provide re-examinations of crucial trends in the decade: the rise of the proletarian novel; the intersection of radical politics and experimental aesthetics; the documentary turn; the rise of left-wing theatres; popular fictional genres; the impact of Marxist thought on African-American historical writing; the relation of modernist prose to mass entertainment. Placing such issues in their political and economic contexts, this Companion constitutes an excellent introduction to a vital area of critical and scholarly inquiry. This collection also functions as a valuable reference guide to Depression-era cultural practice, furnishing readers with a chronology of important historical events in the decade and crucial publication dates, as well as a wide-ranging bibliography for those interested in reading further into the field.

• | Author: William Solomon
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 290 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Literary Criticism
• | ISBN-10: 1108453228
• | ISBN-13: 9781108453226