American Superrealism : Nathanael West and the Politics of Representation in The 1930s.
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TextSeries: Wisconsin Project on American Writers SeriesPublisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (206 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780299157036
- West, Nathanael,-1903-1940-Criticism and interpretation
- Capitalism and literature-United States-History-20th century
- Politics and literature-United States-History-20th century
- Literature and society-United States-History-20th century
- National characteristics, American, in literature
- Surrealism (Literature)-United States
- Depressions in literature
- Economics in literature
- Mimesis in literature
- PS3545
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Who Can We Shoot? The Crisis of Representation in the 1930s -- PART I -- 1. American Superrealism -- 2. Euclid's Asshole: The Dream Life of Balsa Snell -- PART II -- 3. "Lousy with Pure / Reeking with Stark": Contact -- 4. The People Talk: Miss Lonelyhearts -- 5. The Folklore of Capitalism: A Cool Million -- 6. The Cliches Are Having a Ball: The Day of the Locust -- Postscript: Madonna's Bustier -- or "The Burning of Los Angeles -- Notes -- Index.
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