A companion to Rubinstein's celebrated study of English literature,
American Literature Root and Flower examines the lives and works of over
fifty important American novelists, poets, and dramatists. This
two-volume study is one of remarkable scope, ranging from Hawthorne to
the Harlem Renaissance, from Poe to Pynchon. It illuminates the
relationship between the producers of American literature and their
ever-changing social and political contexts, while emphasizing the
current of critique and resistance that runs through the entire
tradition. Monthly Review Press is proud to present the first-ever U.S.
printing of this valuable and enlightening work.