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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807114603321

Titolo

Trains, literature, and culture : reading/writing the rails / / [edited by] Steven D. Spalding, Benjamin Fraser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Md.], : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

1-280-65920-3

9786613636133

0-7391-6562-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SpaldingSteven D. <1971->

FraserBenjamin

Disciplina

700/.4558

Soggetti

Railroads in literature

Literature, Modern - 19th century - History and criticism

Literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism

Literature and technology - History

Railroads - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Race, class, and gender -- pt. 2. Politics and poetics -- pt. 3. Visual cultures -- pt. 4. New critical transfers -- pt. 5. Economics and power.

Sommario/riassunto

"Trains, literature and culture is the first work to thoroughly explore the railroad's connections with a full range of cultural discourses--including literature, visual art, music, graffiti, and television but also advertising, architecture, cell phones, and more ..."--