Reading the American novel 1920-2010 / James Phelan. [electronic resource] Phelan, James, 1951- American fiction 20th century History and criticism. Books and reading United States. PS379 813/.509 23 Includes index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. This astute guide to the literary achievements of American novelists in the twentieth century places their work in its historical context and offers detailed analyses of landmark novels based on a clearly laid out set of tools for analyzing narrative form. Includes a valuable overview of twentieth- and early twenty-first century American literary history Provides analyses of numerous core texts including The Great Gatsby, Invisible Man, The Sound and the Fury, The Crying of Lot 49 and FreedomRelates these individual novels to the broader artistic m 2013 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118512876 eng Reading the Novel Reading the novel. Reading the American novel 1920-2010 Reading the American novel 1920-2010 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 United States.