Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1972 - 5/31/1973

Funding Totals

$11,250.00 (approved)
$11,250.00 (awarded)


The Family in American Fiction

FAIN: FB-11155-72

Columbia University (New York, NY 10027-7922)
Myra J. Riskin (Project Director: September 1972 to present)

To examine the treatment of the family in American fiction by focusing on the ambiguous nature of the lone hero--harmonious family dichotomy, and the role of women in this relationship.