American superrealism : Nathanael West and the politics of representation in the 1930s / / Jonathan Veitch
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| Autore: |
Veitch Jonathan
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| Titolo: |
American superrealism : Nathanael West and the politics of representation in the 1930s / / Jonathan Veitch
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c1997 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.52 |
| Soggetto topico: | Capitalism and literature - United States - History - 20th century |
| Politics and literature - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century | |
| National characteristics, American, in literature | |
| Surrealism (Literature) - United States | |
| Depressions in literature | |
| Economics in literature | |
| Mimesis in literature | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-174) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Who Can We Shoot? The Crisis of Representation in the 1930s -- PART I -- 1. American Superrealism -- 2. Euclid's Asshole: The Dream Life of Balsa Snell -- PART II -- 3. "Lousy with Pure / Reeking with Stark": Contact -- 4. The People Talk: Miss Lonelyhearts -- 5. The Folklore of Capitalism: A Cool Million -- 6. The Cliches Are Having a Ball: The Day of the Locust -- Postscript: Madonna's Bustier -- or "The Burning of Los Angeles -- Notes -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Nathanael West has been hailed as "an apocalyptic writer, " "a writer on the left, " and "a precursor to postmodernism." But until now no critic has succeeded in fully engaging West's distinctive method of negation. In American Superrealism, Jonathan Veitch examines West's letters, short stories, screenplays and novels-some of which are discussed here for the first time-as well as West's collaboration with William Carlos Williams during their tenure as the editors of Contact. Locating West in a lively, American avant-garde tradition that stretches from Marcel Duchamp to Andy Warhol, Veitch explores the possibilities and limitations of dada and surrealism-the use of readymades, scatalogical humor, human machines, "exquisite corpses"-as modes of social criticism. American Superrealism offers what is surely the definitive study of West, as well as a provocative analysis that reveals the issue of representation as the central concern of Depression-era America. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American superrealism |
| ISBN: | 9786612424168 |
| 9781282424166 | |
| 1282424165 | |
| 9780299157036 | |
| 0299157032 | |
| 9780585071879 | |
| 058507187X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910953854303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Wisconsin project on American writers.