American literature from 1945 through today / edited by Adam Augustyn.
Series: The Britannica guide to world literature | Britannica guide to world literaturePublication details: New York, NY: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, �2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (235 pages) : illustrations, portraitsISBN:- 1615302352
- 9781615302352
- 1900-2099
- Authors, American - 20th century - Biography
- Authors, American - 21st century - Biography
- Litt�erature am�ericaine - 20e si�ecle - Histoire et critique
- Litt�erature am�ericaine - 21e si�ecle - Histoire et critique
- Litt�erature am�ericaine - 20e si�ecle - Biobibliographie
- Litt�erature am�ericaine - 21e si�ecle - Biobibliographie
- �Ecrivains am�ericains - 20e si�ecle - Biographies
- �Ecrivains am�ericains - 21e si�ecle - Biographies
- LITERARY CRITICISM - American - General
- American Literature
- Authors, American
- American literature - 20th century - History and criticism
- American literature - 21st century - History and criticism
- American literature - 20th century - Bio-bibliography
- American literature - 21st century - Bio-bibliography
- PS225 .A44 2011eb
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Article Abstract: Perhaps the most defining characteristic of American literature composed after World War II is the rejection of conventional form and structure with its increasingly uninhibited and experimental style. Embracing works from previously marginalized groups like African Americans and women and ushering in new genres, contemporary American literature has progressively begun to mirror the American population in diversity and versatility. In this volume, readers are invited to think critically about the social issues and ideas that are as much a part of modern American life as they are of modern Amer.