Title: Remarkable, unspeakable New York
First published: 1995
Description: New York City's immensity, diversity, and drive have long been a magnet for American artists. Literary historian Shaun O'Connell brings this legacy to life in Unspeakable New York. Analyzing the work of more than one hundred New York writers, O'Connell shows how established members of the literary pantheon (Henry James, Edith Wharton, Walt Whitman, James Baldwin, Dorothy Parker, Saul Bellow), contemporary writers (Bret Easton Ellis, Oscar Hijuelos, E.L.

Doctorow, Lynne Sharon Schwartz), and some surprising names from the past (Horatio Alger, Jacob Riis) have responded to the City's unique demands and opportunities. Remarkable, Unspeakable New York draws on works of fiction, drama, memoir, poetry, and travel writing to build a new understanding of New York's place in the American imagination.
Subjects: American Authors, American literature, Authors, American, City and town life in literature, History and criticism, Homes and haunts, In literature, Intellectual life, Literary landmarks, New york (n.y.), history, American literature, history and criticism, New york (n.y.), New york (n.y.), in literature, Écrivains américains, Résidences et lieux familiers, Écrivains, Vie urbaine dans la littérature, Literature, Literatur, Geschichte, Amerikaans, Letterkunde
Places: New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State)
LC classification: PS255.N5 O36 1995