{"product_id":"9780631206873","title":"A Companion to the Modern American Novel, 1900 - 1950","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Modern American Novel, 1900 - 1950\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn T. Matthews\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis cutting-edge Companion is a comprehensive resource for the study of the modern American novel. Published at a time when literary modernism is being thoroughly reassessed, it reflects current investigations into the origins and character of the movement as a whole. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together 28 original essays from leading scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAllows readers to orient individual works and authors in their principal cultural and social contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributes to efforts to recover minority voices, such as those of African American novelists, and popular subgenres, such as detective fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDirects students to major relevant scholarship for further inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests the many ways that “modern”, “American” and “fiction” carry new meanings in the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn T. Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and American Studies at Boston University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eWilliam Faulkner: Seeing Through the South\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009); \"\u003ci\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\": Faulkner and the Lost Cause\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Faulkner's Language\u003c\/i\u003e (1982); and numerous articles and chapters on Faulkner, including recent essays in \u003ci\u003eLook Away! The U.S. South and New World Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). He is currently working on a study of the problem of the South in the modern American imagination. Matthews was a founding coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Faulkner Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and serves on editorial boards for the New Southern Studies Series, \u003ci\u003eArizona Quarterly, Modern Fiction Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mississippi Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 April 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631206873\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315008794764,"sku":"9780631206873","price":244.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631206873_5d1e9c98-afa0-4c47-9c80-5edae374bd75.jpg?v=1780100657","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631206873","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}