The American counterfeit : authenticity and identity in American literature and culture /

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Focusing on texts written between 1880 and 1930, this book explores the concept of the 'counterfeit', both in terms of material goods and invented identities, and the ways that the acquisition of objects came to define individuals in American culture and literature.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Balkun, Mary McAleer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
Colección:Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.
Temas:
1800-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Impostors and imposture in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Self in literature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Authenticité (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Passing (Identité) dans la littérature.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature
Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Impostors and imposture in literature
Passing (Identity) in literature
Self in literature
Authenticiteit.
Identiteit.
Bedrog.
Amerikaans.
Bellettrie.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The real, the self, and commodity culture, 1880-1930
  • Whitman's natural history : specimen days and the culture of authenticity
  • "I couldn't see no profit in it" : discourses of commoditization and authenticity in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  • Connoisseurs and counterfeits : Edith Wharton's The house of mirth
  • Dressing to kill : desire, race, and authenticity in Nella Larsen's Passing
  • A world of wonders : collecting and the authentic self in The great Gatsby.

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