The art of confession : the performance of self from Robert Lowell to reality TV /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grobe, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Series:Performance and American cultures.
Subjects:
Lowell, Robert > 1917-1977
1900-1999
Confession in art.
Arts > United States > History > 20th century.
Confession dans l'art.
RELIGION > Christian Rituals & Practice > Sacraments.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Confession in art
Arts
Confession
Beichte > Motiv
Literatur
Lyrik
Reality-TV
Performance > Künste
Selbstdarstellung
United States
USA
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The breath of a poem: confessional print/performance circa 1959
  • Self-consciousness raising: the style of self-performance in the 1970s
  • Just talk: writing, media, and confessional monologue in the 1980s
  • Broadcast yourself: the confessional performance of reality TV.

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