Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction
American Voices and American Identities
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | M. Hurst | ISBN: | 9780230118263 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | April 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Hurst |
| ISBN: | 9780230118263 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | April 11, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities.
Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-rae Lee, and Rudolfo Anaya, among others, show how individuals find their American identities.
