The American Dream and the Popular Novel (Hardcover)

This title, originally published in 1985, examines conceptions of success and the good life expressed in bestselling novels - ranging from historical sagas and spy thrillers to more serious works by Updike, Bellows, Steinbeck and Mailer - published from 1945 to 1975. Using these popular books as cultural evidence, Elizabeth Long argues that the meaning of the American dream has changed dramatically, but in a more complex fashion than has been recognised by that country's most prominent social critics. Her study presents a challenge to prevailing social-scientific views of contemporary American culture, and represents, both in theory and method, an important contribution to the study of culture and social criticism.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The American Novel
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	1985
Authors:	Elizabeth Long
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-10576-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	1-138-10576-7
Barcode:	9781138105768

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