| Description |
xi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- Part One: Flight from the East (1917-1955) -- I. Newark Jew 3 -- 2. All the Irvings Did 19 -- 3. Those Beautiful Chinese Nights 35 -- 4. Too Good to Be True 49 -- 5. Enfant Terrible 63 -- 6. A Newer Criticism 78 -- 7. Discovering America 94 -- Part Two: Celebrity Nut (1955-1971) -- 8. Eliezar Ben Leah 119 -- 9. Heavy Runner 132 -- 10. From Princeton to Athens 145 -- II. American Gothic 160 -- 12. East Toward Home 175 -- 13. True West 192 -- 14. Innocence Reclaimed 208 -- Part Three: Starting Over (1971 - ) -- 15. Sacred and Profane 233 -- 16. Till the Tree Die 249 -- 17. Eleanor Mooseheart 266 -- 18. Mutants New and Old 281 -- 19. For Sam and Hattie 296 -- 20. Moses in Aspen 312 -- 21. The Sorcerer's Apprentice 328 -- Bibliography 343 -- Index 351. |
| Subject |
Fiedler, Leslie A.
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Fiedler, Leslie A. |
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Criticism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Criticism. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Critics -- United States -- Biography.
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Critics. |
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Fiedler, Leslie A. (Leslie Aaron), 1917- |
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Letterkunde. |
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Literatuurkritiek. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0826213898 alkaline paper |
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9780826213891 alkaline paper |
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