The people we meet in stories : literary characters that defined the 1950s /
"Literature following the Second World War gave readers characters that asserted the courage and strength of the individual confronting the system. The historical-cultural context of the 1950s in America is explored by profiling the protagonists appearing in significant American novels of the 1...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "Literature following the Second World War gave readers characters that asserted the courage and strength of the individual confronting the system. The historical-cultural context of the 1950s in America is explored by profiling the protagonists appearing in significant American novels of the 1950s"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 245 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781538130353 1538130351 |