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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790435003321

Autore

Swirski Peter <1963->

Titolo

Ars Americana, ars politica [[electronic resource] ] : partisan expression in contemporary American literature and culture / / Peter Swirski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-7735-8059-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/35873

Soggetti

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Politics and literature - United States - History - 20th century

Politics in literature

Authors, American - 20th century - Political and social views

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1960s: The return of the Black Panther: Irving Wallace's The man -- 1970s: The life and death of Walter Bodmor Nixon: Richard Condon's Death of a politician -- 1980s: The whores r us: P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of whores -- 1990s: That dirty word, socialism: Warren Beatty's Bulworth -- 2000s: Truth or dare? Michael Moore's Stupid white men ... and other sorry excuses for the state of the nation! -- Conclusion: political art, American art.

Sommario/riassunto

A penetrating look at modern American politics and the partisan culture that feeds off its turmoil.