12 Great American Novels
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What does it take to make a novel truly great? In 12 Great American Novels, distinguished literary critic Arthur Mizener provides incisive interpretative studies of twelve landmark works of American fiction, from James Fenimore Cooper's frontier epic The Deerslayer to Robert Penn Warren's political masterpiece All the King's Men, passing through canonical titans such as Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, The Ambassadors, The Age of Innocence, The Big Money, Tender Is the Night, The Sun Also Rises, The Sound and the Fury, and Guard of Honor. Mizener illuminates the singular vision of each author — Melville, Twain, Hawthorne, James, Wharton, Dos Passos, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Cozzens — with the authority of a scholar who understands that great fiction is inseparable from the cultural and historical moment that produced it. Mizener, best known for his landmark biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, brings a precise and elegant critical intelligence to bear on the rich tradition of the American novel, arguing that these twelve works collectively map the moral and imaginative contours of a nation. His prose is lucid and authoritative, making complex literary ideas accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigour. Each study stands alone as a penetrating portrait of a writer's achievement, yet together they form a compelling narrative about what American literature has aspired to be — and what, at its greatest, it has achieved. For students, scholars, and devoted readers alike, this collection is an indispensable companion to the American literary canon.
Author: Arthur Mizener
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it take to make a novel truly great? In 12 Great American Novels, distinguished literary critic Arthur Mizener provides incisive interpretative studies of twelve landmark works of American fiction, from James Fenimore Cooper's frontier epic The Deerslayer to Robert Penn Warren's political masterpiece All the King's Men, passing through canonical titans such as Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, The Ambassadors, The Age of Innocence, The Big Money, Tender Is the Night, The Sun Also Rises, The Sound and the Fury, and Guard of Honor. Mizener illuminates the singular vision of each author — Melville, Twain, Hawthorne, James, Wharton, Dos Passos, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Cozzens — with the authority of a scholar who understands that great fiction is inseparable from the cultural and historical moment that produced it. Mizener, best known for his landmark biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, brings a precise and elegant critical intelligence to bear on the rich tradition of the American novel, arguing that these twelve works collectively map the moral and imaginative contours of a nation. His prose is lucid and authoritative, making complex literary ideas accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigour. Each study stands alone as a penetrating portrait of a writer's achievement, yet together they form a compelling narrative about what American literature has aspired to be — and what, at its greatest, it has achieved. For students, scholars, and devoted readers alike, this collection is an indispensable companion to the American literary canon.