Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction Am
Drawing on critical frameworks, this study establishes the centrality of language, gender, and community in the quest for identity in contemporary American fiction. Close readings of novels by Alice Walker, Ernest Gaines, Ann Beattie, John Updike, Chang-r
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Language, Gender, and Community in Late Twentieth-Century Fiction American Voices and American Identities
Mary Jane Hurst
LANGUAGE, GENDER, AND COMMUNITY IN LATE TWENTIETH-CENTURY FICTION
Copyright © Mary Jane Hurst, 2011 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-11045-8 All rights reserved. First published in 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-29289-9
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DOI 10.1057/9780230118263 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hurst, Mary Jane, 1952– Language, gender, and community in late twentieth-century fiction : American voices and American identities / Mary Jane Hurst. p. cm.—(American literature readings in the 21st century) Includes bibliographical references. 1. American fiction—20th century—History and criticism. 2. Communities in literature. 3. Language and languages in literature. 4. Gender identity in literature. 5. National characteristics, American in literature. 6. Multiculturalism in literature. I. Title. PS374.C586H87 2011 813⬘.709355—dc22
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