American Literature from 1945 Through Today
The Britannica Guide to World Literature
Perhaps the most defining characteristic of American literature composed after World War II is the rejection of conventional form and structure with its increasingly uninhibited and experimental style. Embracing works from previously marginalized groups like African Americans and women and ushering in new genres, contemporary American literature has progressively begun to mirror the American population in diversity and versatility. In this volume, readers are invited to think critically about the social issues and ideas that are as much a part of modern American life as they are of modern American literature.
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Series Review: The Britannica Guide to World Literature"This informative series will be of use to those engaged in in-depth literature studies and students in high school English and AP literature courses...Detailed bibliographies make resources for further reading or research easily accessible from multiple starting points, which will be helpful to students...a series that is a worthy addition to any high school or academic library."
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