American Literature Root and Flower 2 [Paperback]

A companion to Rubinstein's celebrated study ofEnglish literature, American Literature Root and Flower examines thelives and works of over fifty important American novelists, poets, anddramatists. This two-volume study is one of remarkable scope, rangingfrom Hawthorne to the Harlem Renaissance, from Poe to Pynchon. Itilluminates the relationship between the producers of Americanliterature and their ever-changing social and political contexts, whileemphasizing the current of critique and resistance that runs through theentire tradition. Monthly Review Press is proud to present thefirst-ever U.S. printing of this valuable and enlightening work.