Literature, Class, and Culture: An Anthology (Paperback)

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Literature, Class, and Culture, the latest volume in the Literature and Culture Series, a series devoted to presenting thoughtful and diverse approaches to the presenting literature, is a thematic literature anthology that focuses solely on the consideration of class in "class-less" America. Through stories, poems, songs, and essays, these selections from Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Woody Guthrie, Toni Cade Bambara, Sholem Asch, Dorothy Allison, and others provoke readers to examine their own economic, political, and psychological circumstances. For anyone interested in the connection between literature, class, and culture.

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Literature, Class, and Culture, the latest volume in the Literature and Culture Series, a series devoted to presenting thoughtful and diverse approaches to the presenting literature, is a thematic literature anthology that focuses solely on the consideration of class in "class-less" America. Through stories, poems, songs, and essays, these selections from Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Woody Guthrie, Toni Cade Bambara, Sholem Asch, Dorothy Allison, and others provoke readers to examine their own economic, political, and psychological circumstances. For anyone interested in the connection between literature, class, and culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Longman (July 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321011635
• ISBN-13: 978-0321011633
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,023,873 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Literature, Class, and Culture as homework, April 24, 2001

By	Wesley Steverson (Buchanan, GA USA) - See all my reviews

Literature, Class, and Culture was an excellent book that express the differences of the classes- mainly between the workiing classes. Some of the stories are actually quit entertaining while others seem to draw out way too long. The material is easy to relate to no matter what class you fall under. I would recommend reading this book, that is if you have the free time (it took me a while to read the book and doing the writing assignments on the material).

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, May 8, 2001

By	Chris (UWG) - See all my reviews

An interesting collection of literary works analyzing the over-abundant classes that exist in our so called "classless society." Authors and musicians Point out that while we strive for limitless society, we will always be restricted by our class, with very few exceptions.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review Of The Anthology Book, Literature Class and Culture, May 8, 2001

By	Terri Henderson (State University of West Ga.) - See all my reviews

I found the book to have a complete realm of subject matter. All of the essays and stories and particularly the songs had very good meaning to them. Most of what I found interesting was the subject of everyday life from an ordinary perspective. Most of the subjects were from a working class perspective and it opened my mind up to many things that were important and expressed years ago. I found that a lot of today's thinking could easily be paralleled with that time and those circumstances. For instance, in Boxcar Bertha, an autobiography, her mission to find out what makes men and women do the things that they do at the expense of their being, still goes on in today's society. I found things in this writing to be parallel to the year 2001. There were many examples of this type of subject matter. I just felt good reading it and knowing that it could relate to me. I highly suggest getting a copy and reading it.