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
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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.

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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.

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