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Author:

Cheever, Abigail, 1970-

Title:

Real phonies : cultures of authenticity in post-World War II America / Abigail Cheever.

Publisher:

University of Georgia Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

viii, 312 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Self in literature.
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Literature and society--United States--History--20th century.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures.
Agent (Philosophy) in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-296) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: "Individuality in name only" -- Postwar teenagers and the attitude of authenticity -- From madness to the Prozac Americans -- "They didn't do it for thrills": serial killing and the problem of motive -- Assimilation, authenticity, and "natural Jewishness" -- "The man he almost is": performativity and the corporate narrative -- Conclusion: "Collage is the art form of the twentieth century".

ISBN:

0820332836 (alk. paper)
9780820332833 (alk. paper)
0820334294 (pbk.)
9780820334295 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)318866861

LCCN:

2009024805

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)