{"product_id":"the-jazz-age-linda-de-roche-9798765115954","title":"The Jazz Age: A Historical Exploration of Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis intriguing study examines the truth behind the myths and misconceptions that defined the Roaring Twenties, as portrayed through the popular literary works of the time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis one-stop reference to the \"Jazz Age\"-the period that began after the First World War and ended with the stock market crash of 1929-digs into the cultural, historical, and literary contexts of the era. Author Linda De Roche examines the writing of the time to look beyond the common conceptions of the Roaring Twenties and instead reflect on the era's complexities and contradictions, including how gender and race influenced social mores. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book profiles key American literature of the time, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e, Ernest Hemingway's \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises\u003c\/i\u003e, Sinclair Lewis's \u003ci\u003eBabbit\u003c\/i\u003e, Anita Loos's \u003ci\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e, and Nella Larsen's \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e. Filled with essays that offer historical explorations of each work as well as suggested learning activities, chapters also feature study questions, primary source documents, and chronologies. Support materials include activities, lesson plans, discussion questions, topics for further research, and suggested readings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda de Roche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8765115953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765115954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"Linda de Roche","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790180380927,"sku":"9798765115954","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34f8b10d-148c-408e-81a5-4681b18c03fb.jpg?v=1707288185","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-jazz-age-linda-de-roche-9798765115954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}