Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Intellectual Background 1
5. 2. Literary Criticism 51
6. 3. Realists, Naturalists, and Novelists of Manners 84
7. 4. Southern Fiction 153
8. 5. Jewish Writers 191
9. 6. Experimental Fiction 240
10. 7. Black Literature 287
11. 8. Women’s Literature 342
12. 9. Drama 396
13. 10. Poetry: After Modernism 439
14. 11. Poetry: Schools of Dissidents 496
15. 12. Poetry: Dissidents from Schools 564
16. Index 607