American Local Color Writing, 1880-1920 (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014043688X ISBN 13: 9780140436884

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1998

Synopsis

The era in the United States between the Civil War and the end of World War I, was marked by increased nation-building, immigration, internal migration and racial tension. This period of time saw the rise of local colour literature, which described the peculiarities of regional life through "lived experiences." This anthology brings together works from every part of America, written by men and women of many cultures, ethnicities, ideologies and literary styles. The book features such familiar writers as Joel Chandler Harris, Kate Chopin, Hamlin Garland and Sarah Orne Jewett, and introduces less well-known voices like Sui Sin Far, Abraham Cahan and Zitkala-Sa. The writings illuminate varying concepts of the American identity and racial, class and ethnic stereotypes are both introduced and challenged in many of of the stories.

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About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Ammons is professor of English and American studies at Tufts University. She edited the Penguin Classics edition of Wharton’s Summer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 014043688X
• ISBN 13: 9780140436884
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Ammons Elizabeth, Rohy Valerie