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There is no more powerful symbol in American political life than the presidency, and the image of presidential power has had no less profound an impact on American fiction. A Pinnacle of Feeling is the first book to examine twentieth-century literature's deep fascination with the modern preside...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCann, Sean, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Colección:20/21 (Princeton, N.J.)
Temas:
1900 - 1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Executive power in literature.
Presidents in literature.
Executive power > Philosophy.
Authors, American > 20th century > Political and social views.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Présidents dans la littérature.
Pouvoir exécutif > Philosophie.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Pensée politique et sociale.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
American literature
Authors, American > Political and social views
Executive power in literature
Politics and literature
Presidents in literature
Presidentschap.
Macht.
Democratie.
Bellettrie.
Amerikaans.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Preface; Introduction: "The Executive Disease": Presidential Power and Literary Imagination; Chapter One: Masters of Their Constitution: Gertrude Stein and the Promise of Progressive Leadership; Chapter Two: Governable Beasts: Hurston, Roth, and the New Deal; Chapter Three: The Myth of the Public Interest: Pluralism and Presidentialism in the Fifties; Chapter Four: Come Home, America: Vietnam and the End of the Progressive Presidency; Epilogue: Philip Roth and the Waning and Waxing of Political Time; Notes; Index.

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