American superrealism : Nathanael West and the politics of representation in the 1930s /
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| Lingua: | inglese |
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Madison :
University of Wisconsin Press,
©1997.
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| Serie: | Wisconsin project on American writers.
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=18997 |
Sommario:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction: Who Can We Shoot? The Crisis of Representation in the 1930s
- PART I
- 1. American Superrealism
- 2. Euclid's Asshole: The Dream Life of Balsa Snell
- PART II
- 3. ""Lousy with Pure / Reeking with Stark"": Contact
- 4. The People Talk: Miss Lonelyhearts
- 5. The Folklore of Capitalism: A Cool Million
- 6. The Cliches Are Having a Ball: The Day of the Locust
- Postscript: Madonna's Bustier
- or ""The Burning of Los Angeles""
- Notes
- Index.