Modern American reading practices : between aesthetics and history

Modern American reading practices : between aesthetics and history / Philip Goldstein.

Author/creator	Goldstein, Philip
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Description	vi, 181 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984--Influence. American literature--History and criticism --Theory, etc. English literature--History and criticism --Theory, etc. Criticism--United States --History --19th century. Criticism--United States --History --20th century. Books and reading--Social aspects --United States --History --19th century. Books and reading--Social aspects --United States --History --20th century. Literature--Study and teaching (Higher) --United States --History. American fiction--20th century --History and criticism. American fiction--19th century --History and criticism.

Contents	Modern American reading practices : between aesthetics and history -- Aesthetic theory : from Marxist critique to cultural history -- Aesthetics and reading : between theory and history -- Gothic romances and the modern humanities : the changing status of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- The adventures of Huckleberry Finn : from liberal realism to multiculturalism -- Richard Wright's Native son : between naturalist protest and modernist liberation -- Identity and convention in Faulkner's Light in August and Morrison's Jazz -- The politics of Sara Paretsky's detective fiction -- From aesthetics to reading practices.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-175) and index.
LCCN	2008021073
ISBN	0230612253 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780230612259 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS25 .G65 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold