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The Art of Confession : The Performance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV /

The story of a new style of art--and a new way of life--in postwar America: confessionalism. What do midcentury "confessional" poets have in common with today's reality TV stars? They share an inexplicable urge to make their lives an open book, and also a sense that this book can neve...

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Autor principal: Grobe, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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