Title: New York and the Literary Imagination
First published: November 6, 2007
Description: "Part One examines New York from aristocracy (e.g. Henry James and Edith Wharton), immigrants (e.g. Mario Puzo), African Americans (e.g. Ralph Ellison), Jews (e.g. Daniel Fuchs). Part Two studies variations and themes in works of Stephen Crane, Tom Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Theodore Dreiser. Part Three covers New York theatre from Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: American literature, history and criticism, 20th century, American fiction, history and criticism, Literature and society, New york (n.y.), intellectual life, New york (n.y.), in literature, American fiction, History and criticism, American literature, History, Intellectual life, In literature