New York and the Literary Imagination: The City in Twentieth Century Fiction and Drama

by Edward Margolies

This work reveals the myths of New York and the various, often paradoxical ways that authors have portrayed New York City. Part One examines New York from the perspectives of a New York aristocracy (e.g. Henry James), immigrants (e.g. Mario Puzo), African Americans (e.g. Ralph Ellison), and Jews (e.g. Daniel Fuchs). Part Two studies variations and themes of New York mythology in the works of Stephen Crane, Tom Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Theodore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786430710
• ISBN13: 9780786430710
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher