Form and Fable in American Fiction

Hoffman, Daniel

ISBN 10: 0813915252 / ISBN 13: 9780813915258

Published by University of Virginia Press, 1994

Seller Inventory # 0813915252-4-33117400

Synopsis:

First published in 1961, this book has survived radical changes in the study of literature. Combining the disciplines of folklore and literary criticism in his readings of works by Irving, Hawthorne, Melville and Mark Twain, Daniel Hoffman demonstrates how these authors transformed materials from both high and popular culture, from their European past and their American present, in works that helped to form American national consciousness. In a new preface, Hoffman describes the evolution of his critical method and suggests the book's value for contemporary readers.

About the Author:

Daniel Hoffman is Poet in Residence and Felix Schelling Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. Amonf his critical studies are Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe, Faulkner's Country Matters, and The Poetry of Stephen Crane. A former Consultant in Poetry of the Library of Congress, he is the author also of eight books of verse, including Brotherly Love and Hang-Gliding rom Helicon.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Form and Fable in American Fiction
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair