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The waste fix : seizures of the sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos

Title
The waste fix : seizures of the sacred from Upton Sinclair to the Sopranos / William G. Little.
Author
Little, William G., 1961-
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2002.

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Description
ix, 177 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Literary criticism and cultural theory
Uniform Title
Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Subject
  • Auster, Paul, 1947- > Criticism and interpretation
  • Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
  • Leyner, Mark > Criticism and interpretation
  • DeLillo, Don
  • Sopranos (Television program)
  • American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Waste (Economics) in literature
  • Postmodernism (Literature) > United States
  • Refuse and refuse disposal in literature
  • Consumption (Economics) in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 167- 172) and index.
Contents
Backfire I. Waste Expectations -- Ch. 1. Naturalism's Shambling Figure -- Backfire II. Melville's (Un)flinching Faith -- Ch. Two Nothing to Go On: Paul Auster's Cracked Case -- Ch. 3. (Mis)Spelling Disaster: Faith in White Noise -- Ch. 4. Figuring Out Mark Leyner: A Waste of Time -- Backfire III. Hitting on The Sopranos.
ISBN
0415940532
LCCN
2002004961
OCLC
  • 49625352
  • ocm49625352
  • SCSB-5221477
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries