Barth, John (1930-)

Christopher Conti

doi:10.5040/9798216028079

Barth, John (1930-)

Christopher Conti

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Abstract

The novelist John Barth drew the rich fund of seafaring metaphors in his work from a carefree upbringing in Cambridge, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the tidewater setting of virtually all his work. But it was in the library stacks at Johns Hopkins University, absorbed in the great Eastern tale collections like A Thousand and One Nights and The Ocean of Story, where Barth learned to combine a love of seafaring and storytelling by setting a course that would one day make him a pioneer of postmodern fiction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Context
Editors	Linda De Roche
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages	113-116
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9798216028079
ISBN (Print)	9781440853586
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5040/9798216028079
Publication status	Published - 2021

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This four-volume reference work surveys American literature from the early 20th century to the present day, featuring a diverse range of American works and authors and an expansive selection of primary source materials.

Bringing useful and engaging material into the classroom, this four-volume set covers more than a century of American literary history—from 1900 to the present.Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Contextprofiles authors and their works and provides overviews of literary movements and genres through which readers will understand the historical, cultural, and political contexts that have shaped American writing.

Twentieth-Century and Contemporary American Literature in Contextprovides wide coverage of authors, works, genres, and movements that are emblematic of the diversity of modern America. Not only are major literary movements represented, such as the Beats, but this work also highlights the emergence and development of modern Native American literature, African American literature, and other representative groups that showcase the diversity of American letters. A rich selection of primary documents and background material provides indispensable information for student research.

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