{"product_id":"dos-passos-9780292741966","title":"Dos Passos","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first study of all Dos Passos' writing, Linda W. Wagner examines his fiction, poetry, drama, travel essays, and history—a body of work that evokes a vivid image of America meant to be neither judgmental nor moralistic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e. . . a first-rate evocation of the man-as-artist... * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eLinda Wagner remains one of the more lucid and perceptive of our literary critics, so it should come as no surprise that her study of the career of John Dos Passos offers a thorough, sympathetic treatment of that writer's evolution into a crucial innovative artist . . . * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction: The Americanization of John Dos Passos \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part I. The Development of the Artist \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Reaching Past Poetry \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. History as Autobiography: Dos Passos’ Early Protagonists \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. History as Travel: Dos Passos on the Road to America \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part II. The Mature Artist: Dos Passos as American Chronicler \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Manhattan Transfer: The Beginning of the Chronicles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. “Politics” and the New Drama \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Dos Passos’ Search for U. S. A. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part III. The Late Artist: Dos Passos as American Interpreter \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. District of Columbia: Mecca or Dis? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. The Search for an American Hero \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. The End of the Search \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400869454167,"sku":"9780292741966","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dos-passos-9780292741966","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}