The Preface: American Authorship in the Twentieth Century

By Ross K. Tangedal

Book Overview

Introduction An Influence on the Public: Writers, Authors, Prefaces.- Chapter One People Have to Learn: Willa Cather's Introductions to My ?ntonia.- Chapter Two Stepping In or Turning Back: Ring Lardner and Authorial Refusal.- Chapter Three Inhibiting Signposts: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Authorial Anxiety.- Chapter Four The Will to Control: Ernest Hemingway and the Action of Writing.- Chapter Five The Awful Responsibility: Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Ellison, and Time.- Chapter Six A Safe Distance: Toni Morrison and the Search for Legacy.- Conclusion Every Given Moment Has Its Value: To Get a Proper Reading.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030851532
• ISBN13: 9783030851538
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"