American Superrealism Nathanael West and the Politics of Representation in The 1930s

Name: American Superrealism Nathanael West and the Politics of Representation in The 1930s
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ISBN: 9780299157043

ISBN-10: 0299157040

ISBN-13: 9780299157043

Edition: 1997

Authors: Jonathan Veitch

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This study of apocalyptic writer Nathanael West examines his body of work, exploring his distinctive method of negation. Locating him in an American avant-garde tradition, the author considers the possibilities and limitations of dada and surrealism as modes of social criticism.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 10/15/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction: Who Can We Shoot? The Crisis of Representation in the 1930s


American Superrealism


Euclid's Asshole: The Dream Life of Balso Snell


"Lousy with Pure / Reeking with Stark": Contact


The People Talk: Miss Lonelyhearts


The Folklore of Capitalism: A Cool Million


The Cliches Are Having a Ball: The Day of the Locust


Postscript: Madonna's Bustier; or "The Burning of Los Angeles"


Notes


Index