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    John Updike, Philip Roth and Don DeLillo

    Series series Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature
    This volume explores the confluences between two types of literature in contemporary America: the novel and the epic. It analyses the tradition of the epic as it has evolved from antiquity, through Joyce to its American manifestations and describes how this tradition has impacted upon contemporary American writing. ... Read more

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    by Willa Cather ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
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  • 09/11

    Topics in Contemporary North American Literature

    Edited by Dr Catherine Morley ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Topics in Contemporary North American Literature
    The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 have had a profound impact on contemporary American literature and culture. With chapters written by leading scholars, 9/11: Topics in Contemporary North American Literature is a wide-ranging guide to literary responses to the attacks and its aftermath. The book covers the most widely studied texts, from Don ... Read more

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    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
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