Facing the abyss : American literature and culture in the 1940s /

"Mythologized as the era of the "good war" and the "Greatest Generation," the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting specter of radical evil permeate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hutchinson, George, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Temas:
1900-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
American literature.
Civilization.
Literature and society.
Popular culture.
United States > Civilization > 20th century.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 20e siècle.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • When literature mattered
  • Popular culture and the avant-garde
  • Labor, politics, and the arts
  • The war
  • America! America! a Jewish renaissance?
  • A rising wind: "literature of the Negro" and civil rights
  • Queer horizons
  • Women and power
  • Culture and ecology
  • Epilogue: one world.

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