The Classical Tradition in Modern American Fiction

Tessa Roynon

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

The Classical Tradition in Modern American Fiction

Tessa Roynon

In the series BAAS Paperbacks

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474434058

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Explores the importance and complexity of classical allusiveness in the modern American novel

Explores both the sheer extent and the ideologically-invested nature of classical allusiveness in the modern American novel
Sheds significant new light on canonical and often-taught major American novelists
Synthesizes and builds on existing research to demonstrate how a proper understanding of each writer’s classical allusiveness contributes to broad debates about modernism and postmodernism, intertextuality and the history and categorization of the American novel
Draws on the methodologies and insights of Classical Reception studies as well as American studies, and makes an invaluable contribution to both fields
Includes a user-friendly glossary that explains all the classical names, concepts and words
Watch Tessa Roynon discuss the book at a launch event organised by the Rothermere American Institute

This book is an invaluable survey of the allusions to ancient Greek and Roman culture in the work of seven major modern American novelists: Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Marilynne Robinson. Making the classical world accessible to all readers, it combines new close readings of three key texts by each author with overviews of the essential prior scholarship in the field. It also builds on archival research in documenting the nature and extent of each author’s own familiarity with classical literature and languages.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface and Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction: Greek and Roman Presences in the Modern American Novel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Willa Cather (1873–1946) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
2. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
3. William Faulkner (1897–1962) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
4. Ralph Ellison (1913–94) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
5. Toni Morrison (1931–2019) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
6. Philip Roth (1933–2018) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
7. Marilynne Robinson (1943– ) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Conclusion: The Diversity of Modern American Fiction’s Classicism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Illustrations
- Other: 1 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Literary Studies

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Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474434058