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The novel of violence in America.

Title
The novel of violence in America.
Author
Frohock, W. M. (Wilbur Merrill), 1908-
Publication
Dallas, Southern Methodist University Press [1958, ©1957]

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Description
238 pages; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Novel of violence in America, 1920-1950
Alternative Title
Novel of violence in America, 1920-1950
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Geschichte 1900-1958
  • American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Violence in literature
  • American fiction
  • Violence in literature
  • Gewalt Motiv
  • Roman
  • American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • USA
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • First ed. published in 1950 under title: The novel of violence in America, 1920-1950.
Contents
Two strains of sensibility -- John Dos Passos/Of time and frustration -- Thomas Wolfe/Time and the national neurosis -- James T. Farrell/The precise content -- Mr. Warren's albatross -- Erskine Caldwell/The dangers of ambiguity -- John Steinbeck/The utility of wrath -- William Faulkner/The private vision -- Ernest Hemingway/The river and the hawk -- The menace of the paperback -- James Agee/The question of wasted talent.
LCCN
57014767
OCLC
  • ocm00269735
  • 269735
  • SCSB-8409344
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library