The Preface: American Authorship in the Twentieth Century


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Introduction An Influence on the Public: Writers, Authors, Prefaces.- Chapter One People Have to Learn: Willa Cather's Introductions to My Ántonia.- 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.




Author: Ross K. Tangedal
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/07/2021
Pages: 220
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9783030851507
ISBN10: 3030851508
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Books & Reading
- Literary Criticism | American | General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry

About the Author

Ross K. Tangedal is Assistant Professor of English and director of the Cornerstone Press at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He is the co-editor of Editing the Harlem Renaissance and Michigan Salvage: Bonnie Jo Campbell and the American Midwest.