Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Cheever, Abigail, 1970-

Publication

Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2010.

Details

Description

1 online resource (viii, 312 p.) : ill.

Uniform Title

Real phonies (Online)

Alternative Title

Real phonies (Online)

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

Bibliography (note)

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

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

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".

LCCN

2009024805

OCLC

ssj0000342165

Author

Cheever, Abigail, 1970-

Title

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

Imprint

Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2010.

Bibliography

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

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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