Book contents
- American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990
- American Literature in Transition
- American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Themes
- Part II Genres and Formats
- Chapter 8 “How Did I Get Here?”
- Chapter 9 A Prison Nation and Freedom Dreams
- Chapter 10 The Horror!
- Chapter 11 Poetry, Language, and History in the 1980s
- Chapter 12 “An Imaginary Story”
- Chapter 13 Pop Operas, or Broadway Sells T-Shirts!
- Chapter 14 Working-Class Fiction and “Dirty Realism”
- Chapter 15 The Surge of Latino Lit
- Part III Institutions
- Index
Chapter 8 - “How Did I Get Here?”
Roth, Updike, and the Embarrassment of Riches
from Part II - Genres and Formats
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 December 2017
- American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990
- American Literature in Transition
- American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Themes
- Part II Genres and Formats
- Chapter 8 “How Did I Get Here?”
- Chapter 9 A Prison Nation and Freedom Dreams
- Chapter 10 The Horror!
- Chapter 11 Poetry, Language, and History in the 1980s
- Chapter 12 “An Imaginary Story”
- Chapter 13 Pop Operas, or Broadway Sells T-Shirts!
- Chapter 14 Working-Class Fiction and “Dirty Realism”
- Chapter 15 The Surge of Latino Lit
- Part III Institutions
- Index
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- American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990 , pp. 113 - 114Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017