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The American Dream and the Popular Novel
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Long, Elizabeth |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | This title, originally published in 1985, examines conceptions of success and the good life expressed in bestselling novels – ranging from historical sagas and spy thrillers to more serious works by Updike, Bellows, Steinbeck and Mailer – published from 1945 to 1975. Using these popular books as cultural evidence, Elizabeth Long argues that the meaning of the American dream has changed dramatically, but in a more complex fashion than has been recognised by that country's most prominent social critics. Her study presents a challenge to prevailing social-scientific views of contemporary American culture, and represents, both in theory and method, an important contribution to the study of culture and social criticism. Book Name: The American Dream and the Popular Novel |
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| DOI | 10.4324/9781315101743 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2017-10-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: The American Dream and the Popular Novel Literary Reviews Mailer Prevailing Contemporary Thrillers Fashion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |