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Gandal Keith |
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Titolo |
The virtues of the vicious : Jacob Riis, Stephen Crane, and the spectacle of the slum / / Keith Gandal |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772671-2 |
1-280-45336-2 |
1-4237-5957-5 |
0-19-535497-4 |
1-60256-163-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Didactic literature, American - History and criticism |
Slums - New York (State) - New York - Historiography |
City and town life in literature |
Social ethics in literature |
Slums in literature |
Spectacular, The |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1997. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 Riis and Charity Writing; 2 Crane and Slum Fiction; 3 The Touristic Ethic and Photography; 4 ""In Search of Excitement"": The Ethics of Entertainment; 5 Self-Esteem and the Tough; 6 Psychological Moralities of the Slum; Afterword; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Gandal reveals how the slum, in last decade of 19th century America became the source of spectacle in the press, photography and literature. He argues that this interest amounted to a revolution in ethics. |
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