Dreiser and Veblen : saboteurs of the status quo /

The works of Dreiser and Veblen make up a neglected chapter in the history of United States cultural criticism. Their central subjects (such as the myriad effects of consumer capitalism and the invidious status system) still preoccupy cultural critics, and with good reason. Veblen and Dreiser also p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eby, Clare Virginia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 1999.
Temas:
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945 > Political and social views.
Veblen, Thorstein, > 1857-1929 > Influence.
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945
Veblen, Thorstein, > 1857-1929
1900-1999
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Social problems > United States > History.
Social problems in literature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Problèmes sociaux > États-Unis > Histoire.
Problèmes sociaux dans la littérature.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature and society
Political and social views
Social problems
Social problems in literature
United States
History
Instructional and educational works.
Literary criticism.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Critiques littéraires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The rhetoric of confrontation
  • Business as (un)usual : the immaterial economy in "The Trilogy of Desire"
  • The psychology of desire : pecuniary emulation and invidious comparison in "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy"
  • Gender and cultural criticism : the instinct of workmanship in "Jennie Gerhardt".

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