Eugenic fantasies : racial ideology in the literature and popular culture of the 1920's / / Betsy L. Nies

• Autore: Nies Betsy L. <1959->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2002; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (149 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/355
• Soggetto topico: American literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Race in literature; Literature and science - United States - History - 20th century; Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century; Eugenics - United States - History - 20th century; Racism - United States - History - 20th century; Eugenics in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-123) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: EUGENIC FANTASIES Racial Ideology in the Literature and Popular Culture of the 1920's; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Racial Identity and Subjective Loss; Chapter 1: Theoretical and Critical Contexts; Chapter 2: The Rise of Eugenics and the Quest for the Classical White Male Body; Chapter 3: Hemingway, Eugenic Terror, and the ""Newest New Woman""; Chapter 4: Imagining the Statuesque: H.D., Eugenics, and the Aesthetics of White Lesbian Identity; Chapter 5: Fitzgerald, Nordicism, and Racial Nostalgia; Chapter 6: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Eugenic Fantasies is an innovative work that combines interpretive strategies from the fields of psychoanalysis, anthropology, and literary studies to create a new model for theorizing race.
• Titolo autorizzato: Eugenic fantasies
• ISBN: 1-136-06562-8; 0-203-61687-1; 1-299-48432-8; 1-136-06554-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810142503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Literary criticism and cultural theory.