The American Midwest in film and literature : nostalgia, violence, and regionalism /

Ochonicky, Adam R.,

The American Midwest in film and literature : nostalgia, violence, and regionalism / Adam R. Ochonicky. - Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Adam R. Ochonicky gives a critical overview of the Midwest's symbolic and often contradictory meanings in film and literature. Starting with the frontier writings of Frederick Jackson Turner, this book examines Midwestern film and literary texts stretching from the late-19th century through the beginning of the 21st century.



9780253045997 9780253046000


American literature--Middle West.
Literature and history--History--United States--19th century.
Literature and history--History--United States--20th century.
American literature--20th century.
Regionalism in literature.
Motion pictures and literature.


Electronic Books.

PS273 / .A447 2020 PN50