The Resource Failed frontiersmen : White men and myth in the post-sixties American historical romance, James J. Donahue
Failed frontiersmen : White men and myth in the post-sixties American historical romance, James J. Donahue
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- Summary
- In Failed Frontiersmen, James Donahue writes that one of the founding and most persistent mythologies of the United States is that of the American frontier. Looking at a selection of twentieth-century American male fiction writers{u2014}E. L. Doctorow, John Barth, Thomas Pynchon, Ishmael Reed, Gerald Vizenor, and Cormac McCarthy{u2014}he shows how they reevaluated the historical romance of frontier mythology in response to the social and political movements of the 1960s (particularly regarding the Vietnam War, civil rights, and the treatment of Native Americans). Although these writers focus on different moments in American history and different geographic locations, the author reveals their commonly held belief that the frontier mythology failed to deliver on its promises of cultural stability and political advancement, especially in the face of the multicultural crucible of the 1960s. --Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813936826
- Label
- Failed frontiersmen : White men and myth in the post-sixties American historical romance
- Title
- Failed frontiersmen
- Title remainder
- White men and myth in the post-sixties American historical romance
- Statement of responsibility
- James J. Donahue
- Subject
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- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Men in literature
- Men in literature
- Racism in literature
- Racism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- 1900 - 2099
- American fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Failed Frontiersmen, James Donahue writes that one of the founding and most persistent mythologies of the United States is that of the American frontier. Looking at a selection of twentieth-century American male fiction writers{u2014}E. L. Doctorow, John Barth, Thomas Pynchon, Ishmael Reed, Gerald Vizenor, and Cormac McCarthy{u2014}he shows how they reevaluated the historical romance of frontier mythology in response to the social and political movements of the 1960s (particularly regarding the Vietnam War, civil rights, and the treatment of Native Americans). Although these writers focus on different moments in American history and different geographic locations, the author reveals their commonly held belief that the frontier mythology failed to deliver on its promises of cultural stability and political advancement, especially in the face of the multicultural crucible of the 1960s. --Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Donahue, James J.
- Dewey number
- 813/.509355
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS374.F73
- LC item number
- D66 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cultural frames, framing culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American fiction
- American fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Men in literature
- Racism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- American fiction
- American fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Men in literature
- Racism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- American fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Men in literature
- Racism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- Label
- Failed frontiersmen : White men and myth in the post-sixties American historical romance, James J. Donahue
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 890080194
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813936826
- Lccn
- 2014024535
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)890080194
- Label
- Failed frontiersmen : White men and myth in the post-sixties American historical romance, James J. Donahue
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 890080194
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780813936826
- Lccn
- 2014024535
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)890080194
Subject
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Frontier and pioneer life in literature
- Men in literature
- Men in literature
- Racism in literature
- Racism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- Sexism in literature
- 1900 - 2099
- American fiction
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