The Depression era a historical exploration of literature / [electronic resource] :
- 作者： Barlow, Aaron, 1951-
- 其他題名：
- Historical explorations of literature.
- 出版： Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood
- 叢書名： Historical explorations of literature
- 主題： American literature--20th century--History and criticism. , Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. , Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. , Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. , Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. , Depressions in literature. , Social problems in literature. , BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities. , HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. , United States--History--1933-1945--Sources. , United States--History--1919-1933--Sources.
- ISBN： 9781610697064 (e-book) 、 9781610697057 (alk. paper)
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CGU
- 資料類型: 電子書
- 內容註: Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction to the Depression Era -- Chronology of the Depression Era -- 1. As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner, 1930) -- 2. Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck, 1937) -- 3. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck, 1939) -- 4. Native Son (Richard Wright, 1940).
- 摘要註: "Through a diversity of primary source resources that include works by politicians and literary figures, book reviews, and interviews, this book enables student readers to better understand literature of the Great Depression in context through original documents; Provides readers with an understanding of the great cultural issues of life in America in the 1930s; Integrates and aligns material for the ELA Common Core Standards and American literature and social studies curriculum, supplying useful tools to support literary works--analysis, history, document excerpts, discussion questions, and areas for study; Places three of the most significant writers of the decade within the sources of turmoil that affected their fiction; Enables readers to construct their own visions of how three great writers represented the changing aspects of American culture in that era"-- "The Historical Explorations of Literature series is designed to help students to understand key works of American literature by putting them in the context of history, society, and culture through historical context essays, literary analysis, chronologies, primary source documents, and suggestions for further research. Each volume in the series covers four or five canonical works related to a particular area of American literature--significant literary productions of the Jazz Age or the Harlem Renaissance, for example. For each title covered, students will find a brief synopsis of the work; separate essays on the work's historical background and the author's biographical background; an essay on "Why We Read This Work," summarizing the work's enduring value and significance; and a series of thematic "Historical Explorations" that include a selection of related primary documents"--
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- 系統號： 005407295 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
Through a diversity of primary source resources that include works by politicians and literary figures, book reviews, and interviews, this book enables student readers to better understand literature of the Great Depression in context through original documents. Oklahoma drought refugees seeking livelihood in California, rural white Mississippians, and African American migrants making new lives in Chicago all represented the dramatic transitions across the spectrum of American life during the Great Depression. These vastly different groups of Americans still shared common experiences of desperation and poverty during the 1930s. This book focuses on literary works by three Depression-era authors—William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Richard Wright—and supplies dozens of primary source documents that serve to illuminate the harsh realities of life in the 1930s and enable students to better appreciate key pieces in American literature from the Great Depression era. The Depression Era: A Historical Exploration of Literature gives readers historical context for multiple works of American literature about the Great Depression through a wide range of features, including chronologies, essays explaining key events, and primary document excerpts as well as support materials that include activities, lesson plans, discussion questions, topics for further research, and suggested readings. The book's coverage includes William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying (1930), John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1939), and Richard Wright's Native Son (1940).