Sight-readings : American fictions /

Discusses Edith Wharton, Margaret Fuller, Gertrude Stein, John Cheever, John Updike, Philip Roth, Joan Didion, Richard Ford, Katherine Anne Porter, Edmund Wilson, Norman Mailer, Mary McCarthy, Elizabeth Bishop, Nadine Gordimer, Djuna Barnes, and Henry James.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hardwick, Elizabeth
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, ©1998.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. Authors, American > Biography. United States > Civilization. Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 > Criticism and interpretation. James, Henry, > 1843-1916 > Criticism and interpretation. Fuller, Margaret, > 1810-1850 > Criticism and interpretation. Stein, Gertrude, > 1874-1946 > Criticism and interpretation. Barnes, Djuna > Criticism and interpretation. Cheever, John > Criticism and interpretation. Updike, John > Criticism and interpretation. Roth, Philip > Criticism and interpretation. Didion, Joan > Criticism and interpretation. Ford, Richard > Criticism and interpretation. Porter, Katherine Anne, > 1890-1980 > Criticism and interpretation. Lindsay, Vachel, > 1879-1931 > Criticism and interpretation. Masters, Edgar Lee, > 1868-1950 > Criticism and interpretation. Wilson, Edmund, > 1895-1972 > Criticism and interpretation. Mailer, Norman > Criticism and interpretation. McCarthy, Mary, > 1912-1989 > Criticism and interpretation. Bishop, Elizabeth, > 1911-1979 > Criticism and interpretation. Capote, Truman, > 1924-1984 > Criticism and interpretation. Gordimer, Nadine > Criticism and interpretation. Littérature américaine > Histoire et critique. Écrivains américains > Biographies. États-Unis > Civilisation. Barnes, Djuna Bishop, Elizabeth, > 1911-1979 Capote, Truman, > 1924-1984 Cheever, John Didion, Joan Fuller, Margaret, > 1810-1850 Gordimer, Nadine James, Henry, > 1843-1916 Lindsay, Vachel, > 1879-1931 Mailer, Norman Masters, Edgar Lee, > 1868-1950 McCarthy, Mary, > 1912-1989 Porter, Katherine Anne, > 1890-1980 Roth, Philip Stein, Gertrude, > 1874-1946 Updike, John Wharton, Edith, > 1862-1937 Wilson, Edmund, > 1895-1972 American literature Authors, American Civilization United States Schriftsteller Landschaft Frauenliteratur Landschaft > Motiv Aufsatzsammlung USA Fictie. Amerikaans. Vrouwelijke auteurs. États-Unis > Dans la littérature. American literature > History and criticism Authors, American > Biography United States > Civilization Aufsatzsammlung. Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. Biographies.
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Summary:	Discusses Edith Wharton, Margaret Fuller, Gertrude Stein, John Cheever, John Updike, Philip Roth, Joan Didion, Richard Ford, Katherine Anne Porter, Edmund Wilson, Norman Mailer, Mary McCarthy, Elizabeth Bishop, Nadine Gordimer, Djuna Barnes, and Henry James.
Physical Description:	284 pages ; 22 cm Also issued online.
ISBN:	0375501274 9780375501272