American small-town fiction, 1940-1960 : a critical study /

"In literature and popular culture, small town America is often idealized as distilling the national spirit. Examined together, these works are key to understanding how mid-20th century America refashioned itself in light of a new postwar order, and how the literary small town both obscures and...

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Main Author: Booth, Nathanael T., 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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Summary:"In literature and popular culture, small town America is often idealized as distilling the national spirit. Examined together, these works are key to understanding how mid-20th century America refashioned itself in light of a new postwar order, and how the literary small town both obscures and reveals contradictions at the heart of the American experience"--
Physical Description:vii, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1476672741
9781476672748