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The Literature of California, Volume 1
By:Jack Hicks
Published on 2000-12-05 by Univ of California Press

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From Native American myths to Hollywood novels dissecting the American dream, this volume captures the spirit and scope of the state itself. A lively Introduction contextualizes each section: legends and songs of the indigenous tribes; letters, diaries, and travel narratives that trace a century of exploration; Mother Lode tales and nature writing; and the period between the world wars. 21 photos.

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Colm Tóibíd, a award-winning author of Any Become an expert inand Brooklyn, becomes his or her curiosity into the intricate romances relating to daddies and sons—specifically your tensions between your literary new york giants Oscar Wilde, David Joyce, W.B. Yeats, as well as ones own fathers. Wilde loathed her daddy, while acknowledged that they are considerably alike. Joyce's gregarious pops drove chisel her young man via Eire as a result of his / her volatile disposition and even drinking. Whereas Yeats's pops, some sort of catamount, was basically plainly an exquisite conversationalist as their chit chat ended up being a lot more lustrous as opposed to the work she produced. These kind of popular individuals and the dads what person served form him or her occur in existence in Tóibín's retelling, as do Dublin's amazing inhabitants.

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