1st Edition
The Assimilation Experience of Five American White Ethnic Novelists of the Twentieth Century
By Betty Ann Burch
Copyright 1990
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title, originally published in 1990, is a contribution to the social and literary history of ethnic groups in America. Its sources are the writings – chiefly novels – of five authors of Eastern and Southern European descent, chosen because they depict the acculturation of their people, the meeting of their own ethnic group and American society. From their marginal stance, they expressed in... Read more
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Principles and Purpose 2. Vera Lebedeff - Marginality, the Choice of Identity 3. Michael DeCapite – The Transcendence of American Identity 4. Jerre Mangione – The Quest for Identity 5. Ben Field – Identity Choice Deferred by Group Membership 6. Thomas Bell – The Choice of the Best in America 7. The Climate of Criticism and Publishers’ Acceptance 8. Summary and Conclusion; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Addendum to Bibliography
Biography
Betty Ann Burch
