The American Mystery

This collection brings together Tanner's essays on a wide range of key American authors. Exploring writers as diverse as Melville, Emerson, Henry James, Delillo... » 

This collection brings together Tanner's essays on a wide range of key American authors. Exploring writers as diverse as Melville, Emerson, Henry James, Delillo and Pynchon, it offers an introduction to the major figures and themes in 19th- and 20th-century American literature. «