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    Brian Wilson

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    This is the first study of Brian Wilson to eschew chronology in favor of a topical organization that allows discussion of lyrical themes and musical motifs outside of any prejudicial…

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    The Critical Response to Gertrude Stein

    Kirk Curnutt

    This work gathers commentaries, parodies and reminiscences of Gertrude Stein - one of America’s most controversial modernist authors. Her precarious position in the eyes of the American press is examined…

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    Reading Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not: Glossary and Commentary

    Kirk Curnutt

    Published in 1937, Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not is that rare example of a novel whose cultural impact far outweighs its critical reputation. In Reading Hemingway’s To Have…

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    Wise Economies: Brevity and Storytelling in American Short Stories

    Kirk Curnutt

    Presents a central argument that can be read from a rhetorical perspective, in which each part examines the interpretive work that a specific narrative device demands within a set of…

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    Brian Wilson

    Kirk Curnutt

    This is the first study of Wilson to eschew chronology for a topical organization that allows discussion of lyrical themes and musical motifs outside of any prejudicial presumptions about their…

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    William Faulkner

    Kirk Curnutt

    A fresh and original account of the life and work of ground-breaking American modernist writer William Faulkner, examining how he strained to balance the pressures of his personal life to…

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    American Literature in Transition, 1970-1980

    This book is for devotees of the 1970s, which has to date celebrated the decade’s music, fashion, and film. For the first time, it takes a comprehensive look at the…

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    A Historical Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald

    This volume of commissioned essays explores topics concerning the historical context of Fitzgerald’s writings. Its topics include the literary marketplace of the 1920s and 1930s, the influence of public figures…

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    The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Kirk Curnutt (Troy State University Montgomery, Alabama)

    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s reputation as a society figure of the 1920s continues to overshadow his art. This introduction shows readers why he deserves his preeminent place in literary history, for…

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    The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Kirk Curnutt (Troy State University Montgomery, Alabama)

    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s reputation as a society figure of the 1920s continues to overshadow his art. This introduction shows readers why he deserves his preeminent place in literary history, for…

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    Key West Hemingway: A Reassessment

    Conventional wisdom holds that Hemingway’s Key West years were among his least productive, and many are dismissive of the works he produced during that time. In this collection, several leading…

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    An Interview with Ernest Hemingway

    Associate Professor of English Kirk Curnutt

    Ernest Hemingway was a twentieth century American author and journalist known for his spare and direct writing style. Hemingway penned many novels and stories including The Sun Also Rises, A…

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    The New Hemingway Studies

    Hemingway continues to command attention in popular culture and in literary studies. The New Hemingway Studies outlines Hemingway’s continued relevance for the twenty-first century scholars and readers, highlights the latest…

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    All of the Belles: The Montgomery Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald

    F. Scott Fitzgerald,Kirk Curnutt

    Gathered to commemorate the centennial of both Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s 1920 marriage and the beginning of the Jazz Age they symbolize, All of the Belles captures all the winsome…

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    Flappers and Philosophers

    F. Scott Fitzgerald,Kirk Curnutt (Professor and Chair of English at Troy University, Alabama)

    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first collection of short fiction includes the familiar themes of aspiration and social satire which already permeated his writing in these stories of youth and disappointment.

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    The 100 Greatest Literary Characters

    James Plath,Gail Sinclair,Kirk Curnutt

    This book identifies 100 of the most intriguing characters from some of the most well-known novels published over several centuries, from Hester Prynne and Harry Potter to Jay Gatsby and…

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    The Romance of Regionalism in the Work of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald: The South Side of Paradise

    At the height of their fame, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald dramatized their relationship as a charming romance of regionalism, a Northern man’s pursuit of a Southern belle. This collection…

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    Updike and Politics: New Considerations

    Updike & Politics presents the first collection of essays devoted to the political aspects of Updike’s work and showcases a variety of international perspectives.

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    Alabama Noir

    Alabama joins Mississippi as fertile Deep South soil for the Noir Series.

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Beautiful and Damned: New Critical Essays

    Jackson R. Bryer,Sarah Sue Goldsmith

    Published to coincide with the novel’s centennial in 2022, this collection approaches The Beautiful and Damned for its insights more than its faults. Prominent Fitzgerald scholars analyse major themes and…

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Beautiful and Damned: New Critical Essays

    Jackson R. Bryer,Sarah Sue Goldsmith

    Published to coincide with the novel’s centennial in 2022, this collection approaches The Beautiful and Damned for its insights more than its faults. Prominent Fitzgerald scholars analyse major themes and…

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