Real phonies : cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America /

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"Real Phonies examines the twinned phenomena of phoniness and authenticity across the second half of the twentieth century - beginning with adolescents in the 1950s like Holly Golightly and Holden Caulfield, and ending with mid-career professionals in the 1990s, like sports agent Jerry Maguire....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheever, Abigail, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.
Temas:
1900-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Self in literature.
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures.
Agent (Philosophy) in literature.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Authenticité (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) au cinéma.
Agent (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
Agent (Philosophy) in literature
American literature
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures
Literature and society
Self in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "Individuality in name only"
  • Postwar teenagers and the attitude of authenticity
  • From madness to the Prozac Americans
  • "They didn't do it for thrills": serial killing and the problem of motive
  • Assimilation, authenticity, and "natural Jewishness"
  • "The man he almost is": performativity and the corporate narrative
  • Conclusion: "Collage is the art form of the twentieth century."

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