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American Literature in Transition, 1970-1980 (Hardcover)
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American Literature in Transition, 1970-1980 (Hardcover)
Series: American Literature in Transition
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American Literature in Transition, 1970-1980 examines the literary
developments of the twentieth-century's gaudiest decade. For a
quarter century, filmmakers, musicians, and historians have
returned to the era to explore the legacy of Watergate,
stagflation, and Saturday Night Fever, uncovering the unique
confluence of political and economic phenomena that make the period
such a baffling time. Literary historians have never shown much
interest in the era, however - a remarkable omission considering
writers as diverse as Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, Marilyn
French, Adrienne Rich, Gay Talese, Norman Mailer, Alice Walker, and
Octavia E. Butler were active. Over the course of twenty-one
essays, contributors explore a range of controversial themes these
writers tackled, from 1960s' nostalgia to feminism and the
redefinition of masculinity to sexual liberation and rock 'n' roll.
Other essays address New Journalism, the rise of blockbuster
culture, memoir and self-help, and crime fiction - all
demonstrating that the Me Decade was nothing short of mesmerizing.
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