{"product_id":"9781119062523","title":"A History of American Literature 1950 to the Present","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA History of American Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1950 to the Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLinda Wagner-Martin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE 1950 TO THE PRESENT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing works from notable authors as varied as Salinger and the Beats to Vonnegut, Capote, Morrison, Rich, Walker, Eggers, and DeLillo, \u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive analysis of the wide range of literary works produced in the United States over the last six decades and a fascinating survey of the dramatic changes during America’s transition from the innocence of the fifties to the harsh realities of the first decade of the new millennium. Author Linda Wagner-Martin - a highly acclaimed authority on all facets of modern American literature - covers major works of drama, poetry, fiction, non- fiction, memoirs, and popular genres such as science fiction and detective novels. Viewing works produced during this fertile literary period from a wide-ranging perspective, Wagner-Martin considers literature in relation to such issues as the politics of civil rights, feminism, sexual preferences, and race- and gender-based marketing. She also places a special emphasis on works produced during the twenty-first century, and writings influenced by recent historic events such as the 9\/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the global financial crisis. With its careful balance of scholarly precision and accessibility, \u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature: 1950 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers of all levels with rich and revealing insights into the diversity of literary forms and influences that characterize postmodern America. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A monumental distillation of an enormous range of material, Wagner-Martin’s rich book should be required reading for anyone grappling with making sense of the prolific, broad-spectrum, and diverse writing in the US since 1950.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThadious M. Davis, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e “Linda Wagner-Martin’s history impressively and judiciously surveys all fields of American writing over the past sixty years, taking full account of significant cultural and historical contexts and the major critical commentaries that have helped shape our understanding of developments in the second half of the last century and the dozen years following the millennium. Balanced, informative, and always highly readable there is much here for general readers, students, and specialists alike.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher MacGowan, the College of William and Mary \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLinda Wagner-Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is Frank Borden Hanes Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She is the recipient of Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Bunting Institute, and other fellowships, as well as holding the Hubbell Medal for American Literature. She writes widely on twentieth-century American literature, biography, women's writing, and pedagogy. Her publications include \"\u003ci\u003eFavored Strangers\": Gertrude Stein and Her Family\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e and its anthology(1995), \u003ci\u003eSylvia Plath\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eA Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1999\/2003), \u003ci\u003eZelda Sayre Fitzgerald\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eEmily Dickinson, A Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) \u003ci\u003eBarbara Kingsolver's World: Nature, Art and the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and Toni Morrison and the Maternal, from the Bluest Eye to Home, 2014.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 July 2015\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\u003e9781119062523\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377706430604,"sku":"9781119062523","price":48.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119062523.jpg?v=1780156036","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119062523","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}