Playing Smart : New York Women Writers and Modern Magazine Culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keyser, Catherine, 1980-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Modernism (Literature) > United States.
Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century.
American periodicals > History > 20th century.
Journalism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Thoroughly modern Millay and her middlebrow masquerades
  • "This unfortunate exterior": Dorothy Parker, the female body, and strategic doubling
  • "First aid to laughter": Jessie Fauset and the racial politics of smartness
  • The indestructible glamour girl: Dawn Powell, celebrity, and counterpublics
  • "Scratch a socialist and you find a snob": Mary McCarthy, irony, and politics
  • Conclusion.

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