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American Fiction, American Myth

Hardcover • 2000 • English

American Fiction, American Myth

By Philip Young

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About the book

Edited with a Foreword by David Morrell and Introduction by Sandra Spanier This book shows Philip Young at his best. Full of keen insights, these essays will take readers back to original texts with fresh perspectives. Young was a gifted stylist, and his turn of phrase is precise and evocative." —Robert N. Hudspeth, University of Redlands "What a poignant pleasure, to hear again in these previously uncollected essays the ever-graceful, always illuminating, and unfailingly entertaining voice of...Show more

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ISBN

9780271020365

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

American Fiction, American Myth

Format

Hardcover

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