American tantalus : horizons, happiness, and the impossible pursuits of US literature and culture / / Andrew Warnes |
Autore | Warnes Andrew <1974-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 810.9/353 |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism
Consumption (Economics) in literature Desire in literature Material culture in literature Modernism (Literature) - United States National characteristics, American, in literature Searching behavior in literature Teasing in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5013-1962-0
1-62892-713-5 1-62356-810-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Table of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Do not touch -- 1. Perpetual Pursuits: Happiness, horizons and other elusive objects in modern US culture -- 2. The Becoming Blank: Fantasies of invisibility after the frontier -- 3. Play Things: Toys at the edge of whiteness -- 4. Necessary Torments: Temptations, falls and bodily compensations in modern US culture -- Conclusion: Beyond fetishism -- End Notes -- Bibliography. |
Altri titoli varianti | Impossible pursuits of US literature and culture |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511621403321 |
Warnes Andrew <1974->
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American tantalus : horizons, happiness, and the impossible pursuits of US literature and culture / / Andrew Warnes |
Autore | Warnes Andrew <1974-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 810.9/353 |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism
Consumption (Economics) in literature Desire in literature Material culture in literature Modernism (Literature) - United States National characteristics, American, in literature Searching behavior in literature Teasing in literature |
ISBN |
1-5013-1962-0
1-62892-713-5 1-62356-810-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Table of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Do not touch -- 1. Perpetual Pursuits: Happiness, horizons and other elusive objects in modern US culture -- 2. The Becoming Blank: Fantasies of invisibility after the frontier -- 3. Play Things: Toys at the edge of whiteness -- 4. Necessary Torments: Temptations, falls and bodily compensations in modern US culture -- Conclusion: Beyond fetishism -- End Notes -- Bibliography. |
Altri titoli varianti | Impossible pursuits of US literature and culture |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787807403321 |
Warnes Andrew <1974->
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American tantalus : horizons, happiness, and the impossible pursuits of US literature and culture / / Andrew Warnes |
Autore | Warnes Andrew <1974-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 810.9/353 |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism
Consumption (Economics) in literature Desire in literature Material culture in literature Modernism (Literature) - United States National characteristics, American, in literature Searching behavior in literature Teasing in literature |
ISBN |
1-5013-1962-0
1-62892-713-5 1-62356-810-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Table of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Do not touch -- 1. Perpetual Pursuits: Happiness, horizons and other elusive objects in modern US culture -- 2. The Becoming Blank: Fantasies of invisibility after the frontier -- 3. Play Things: Toys at the edge of whiteness -- 4. Necessary Torments: Temptations, falls and bodily compensations in modern US culture -- Conclusion: Beyond fetishism -- End Notes -- Bibliography. |
Altri titoli varianti | Impossible pursuits of US literature and culture |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823194803321 |
Warnes Andrew <1974->
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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