A history of California literature / edited by Blake Allmendinger, UCLA.

By:

Allmendinger,Blake, Ed

Contributor(s):

Allmendinger, Blake

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Cambridgre University Press, 2015Description: xii, 431 pagesISBN:

9781107052093 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

810.9979 ALL

Summary: "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"--

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre for Australian Studies General Stacks	Centre for Australian Studies	810.9979 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		CAS31

Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-411) and index.

"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"--

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