A history of American literary journalism
Subtitle: the emergence of a modern narrative form
By: John C. Hartsock.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: American prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Reportage literature, American -- History and criticism; Journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century
Description: This book reveals the unfolding of an important but critically neglected genre. Analyzing the rift between literature and journalism, Hartsock demonstrates the ways in which literary journalism attempts to narrow the gulf between subject and object. His scholarship is wide and deep, his prose style highly readable, his conclusions carefully argued. This work will help literary journalism overcome the marginalization from which it has long suffered.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-281) and index.