Repression and Realism in Post-War American Literature
| Author | : E. Mercer |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2011-05-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230119093 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230119093 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (093 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Repression and Realism in Post-War American Literature by : E. Mercer
Download or read book Repression and Realism in Post-War American Literature written by E. Mercer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.