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Repression and Realism in Post-War American Literature /

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This study of fiction produced in America in the decade following 1945 examines literature by writers such as Kerouac and Bellow. It examines how, though such fiction seemed to resolutely avoid the events and implications of World War II, it was still suffused with dread and suggestions of war in im...

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Main Author: Mercer, Erin (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:American literature readings in the 21st century.
Subjects:
Literature.
Literary History.
Literary Theory.
North American Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literature > History and criticism.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study of fiction produced in America in the decade following 1945 examines literature by writers such as Kerouac and Bellow. It examines how, though such fiction seemed to resolutely avoid the events and implications of World War II, it was still suffused with dread and suggestions of war in imagery and language.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (258 pages)
ISBN:9780230119093
DOI:10.1057/9780230119093