Routledge Introduction to the American Novel

<p><i>The Routledge Introduction to the American Novel</i> provides a comprehensive and engaging guide to this cornerstone literary genre reframing our understanding of the American novel and its evolving traditions. This volume aims to engage productive classroom discussion including:</p><ul> <li>What differentiates the American novel from its European predecessors and traditions from other parts of the world?</li> <li>How have the related myths of the American Dream and the Great American Novel affected understanding of the tradition over time?</li> <li>How do American novels by or about women racial and ethnic minorities immigrants and members of lower social classes challenge the American cultural monomyth?</li> <li>How do experimental novels and eco-conscious novels alter the American novel tradition?</li> </ul><p>Rethinking historical trends and debates surrounding the American novel this text delivers a persuasive case for why it’s important to reevaluate the American novelistic tradition. <i>The Routledge Introduction to the American Novel </i>offers a much-needed update to the history and future of this literary form.</p>