Title American literature in transition, 2000-2010. / rachel greenwald smith

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (394 pages) Series American Literature in Transition American literature in transition. Summary American Literature in Transition, 2000-2010' illuminates the dynamic transformations that occurred in American literary culture during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The volume is the first major critical collection to address the literature of the 2000s, a decade that saw dramatic changes in digital technology, economics, world affairs, and environmental awareness. Beginning with an introduction that takes stock of the period's major historical, cultural, and literary movements, the volume features accessible essays on a wide range of topics, including genre fiction, the treatment of social networking in literature, climate change fiction, the ascendency of Amazon and online booksellers, 9/11 literature, finance and literature, and the rise of prestige television. Mapping the literary culture of a decade of promise and threat, American Literature in Transition, 2000-2010 provides an invaluable resource on twenty-first century American literature for general readers, students, and scholars alike Notes Print version record Subject American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 21st century Two thousands (Decade) American literature Literature and society Two thousands (Decade) United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book Author Greenwald Smith, Rachel ISBN 9781316569290 1316569292

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