Politics and the Muse: Studies in the Politics of Recent American Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780879724481)

These fourteen original essays on the politics of literature investigate aspects of our understanding of the political muse, with a focus on American writing since World War II. Essays include: "American Literature, Politics, and the Last Good War," "The Literary Art of the Hollywood Ten," "The Plight of the Left-Wing Screenwriter," and "Amiri Baraka and the Politics of Popular Culture."

Author: Adam J. Sorkin
ISBN-10: 087972448X
ISBN-13: 9780879724481
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1989
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d