Alex Calder: 2 books
Roth after Eighty
Philip Roth and the American Literary Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Philip Roth scholars continue to reflect on what Philip Roth’s retirement in 2012 means for the landscape of American literature and what his professed disappearance from the public eye in 2014 would mean for the future consideration of his legacy.
This collection seeks to answer those questions...
The Settler's Plot
How Stories Take Place in New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A study of the relationship between writing, place, and the history of the Pakeha/European settlement in New Zealand, this book explores the most frequently chosen settings in classic New Zealand literature—the beach, the farm, the bush, and the suburb—and reflects on the plots and storylines...