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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 209 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1476672741 9781476672748 |