Encounters with American Culture
Volume 2, 1973-1985
Peter S. Prescott was one of the most informed and incisive American literary critics to write for the general public. Never content merely to summarize or to pronounce quick judgments, Prescott's reviews are witty and delightful essays to be enjoyed for their own sake as examples of civilized discourse. Whether he is exploring a well-known novelist's outlook and methods, or the peculiar deficiencies of a work of nonfiction, Prescott's grace, elegance, and insights make each piece proof that real criticism need not be pedantic, obscure, or interminably long.The focus in this second volume of Prescott's writings published by Transaction is on…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-351-31191-5
- EAN: 9781351311915
- Produktnummer: 24136188
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 13'684 KB
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