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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459343603321

Autore

Cheever Abigail <1970->

Titolo

Real phonies [[electronic resource] ] : cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America / / Abigail Cheever

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Ga., : University of Georgia Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-55325-9

0-8203-3601-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/353

Soggetti

Agent (Philosophy) in literature

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature

Identity (Psychology) in literature

Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures

Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century

Self in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-296) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: "Individuality in name only" -- Postwar teenagers and the attitude of authenticity -- From madness to the Prozac Americans -- "They didn't do it for thrills": serial killing and the problem of motive -- Assimilation, authenticity, and "natural Jewishness" -- "The man he almost is": performativity and the corporate narrative -- Conclusion: "Collage is the art form of the twentieth century".