LEADER 02594nam 22004933u 450 001 9910778734303321 005 20220428235747.0 010 $a0-585-12861-8 035 $a(CKB)111000211296930 035 $a(EBL)1354478 035 $a(OCoLC)856870259 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354478 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111000211296930 100 $a20131216d2009|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aImitations of life$b[electronic resource] $eFannie Hurst's gaslight sonatas 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8093-2142-4 327 $aCover; Frontispiece; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Woman in the Big Town: Career and Life; 2. Recognition and Acclaim: Gaslight Sonatas; 3. Cinematic Visualization: The Novel; 4. Fashionable Shapes: Social Rhapsodies of the 1920's; 5. The Triumph of Industry: Women in Love; Notes; Selected Short Stories of Fannie Hurst Published Before 1933; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover 330 $aIn the early 1920's, Fannie Hurst's enormous popularity made her the highest-paid writer in America. She conquered the literary scene at the same time the silent movie industry began to emerge as a tremendously profitable and popular form of entertainment. Abe C. Ravitz parallels Hurst's growing acclaim with the evolution of silent films, from which she borrowed ideas and techniques that furthered her career. Ravitz notes that Hurst was amazingly adept at anticipating what the public wanted. Sensing that the national interest was shifting from rural to urban subjects, Hurst set her 606 $aCity and town life in literature 606 $aHurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation 606 $aImmigrants in literature 606 $aPoor in literature 606 $aSlums in literature 606 $aWomen and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century 615 4$aCity and town life in literature. 615 4$aHurst, Fannie, 1889-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation. 615 4$aImmigrants in literature. 615 4$aPoor in literature. 615 4$aSlums in literature. 615 4$aWomen and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 676 $a813.52 676 $a813/.52 700 $aRavitz$b Abe C$01490826 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778734303321 996 $aImitations of life$93712277 997 $aUNINA