{"product_id":"john-dos-passoss-transatlantic-chronicling-aaron-shaheen-9781621907138","title":"John DOS Passos's Transatlantic Chronicling: Critical Essays on the Interwar Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I never could keep the world properly divided into gods and demons for very long,\" wrote John Dos Passos, whose predilection toward nuance and tolerance brought him to see himself as a \"chronicler\" a writer who might portray political situations and characters but would not deliberately lead the reader to a predetermined conclusion. Privileging the tangible over the ideological, Dos Passos's writing between the two World Wars reveals the enormous human costs of modern warfare and ensuing political upheavals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging and engaging collection of essays explores the work of Dos Passos during a time that challenged writers to find new ways to understand and render the unfolding of history. Taking their foci from a variety of disciplines, including fashion, theater, and travel writing, the contributors extend the scholarship on Dos Passos beyond his best-known \u003ci\u003eU.S.A. \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy. Including scholars from both sides of the Atlantic, the volume takes on such topics as how writers should position their labor in relation to that of blue-collar workers and how Dos Passos's views of Europe changed from fascination to disillusionment. Examinations of the Modernist's \u003ci\u003eAdventures of a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManhattan Transfer, \u003c\/i\u003e and \"The Republic of Honest Men\" increase our understanding of the work of a complicated figure in American literature, set against a backdrop of rapidly evolving technology, growing religious skepticism, and political turmoil in the wake of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Shaheen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621907139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621907138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Univ Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.14w x 1.02d","brand":"Aaron Shaheen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795432395007,"sku":"9781621907138","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7def694-71ed-4328-ac57-89780ce13237.jpg?v=1744947586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-dos-passoss-transatlantic-chronicling-aaron-shaheen-9781621907138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}