Truth's Ragged Edge

Truth's Ragged Edge The Rise of the American Novel

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Publisher's Synopsis

A guide to the origins & development of the American novel, this work focuses on the city novels of the 1840s in which the rapid growth & modernization of American society was depicted with distinctly mixed feelings. It concludes with fresh interpretations of the introspective novels that appeared before the Civil War, such as those by Hawthorne & by Melville.

Book information

ISBN: 9780809094455
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Imprint: Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 813.309382
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 330
Weight: 555g
Height: 162mm
Width: 233mm
Spine width: 36mm