TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Allmendinger,Blake, Ed.
AU  - Allmendinger,Blake
TI  - A history of California literature
SN  - 9781107052093 (hardback)
U1  - 810.9979 ALL 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridgre University Press
KW  - American literature
KW  - California
KW  - Literature and society
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-411) and index
N2  - "A History of Californian Literature surveys the paradoxical image of the Golden State as a site of dreams and disenchantment, formidable beginnings and ruinous ends. This History encompasses the prismatic nature of California by exploring a variety of historical periods, literary genres, and cultural movements affecting the state's development, from the colonial era to the twenty-first century. Written by a host of leading historians and literary critics, this book offers readers insight into the tensions and contradictions that have shaped the literary landscape of California and also American literature generally"--
ER  -