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The Fiction of America. Performance and the Cultural Imaginary in Literature and Film.
Susanne Hamscha
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Paperback. Juxtaposes classic literature of the American Renaissance with twentieth-century culture-pairing, for instance, Ralph Waldo Emerson with Finding Nemo, Walt Whitman with Spider-man, and Hester Prynne with Madonna - to investigate how the "Americanness" of American culture constitutes itself in the interplay of cultural imaginary and performance. Series: North American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 13 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
The Fiction of America juxtaposes classic literature of the American Renaissance with twentieth-century popular culture-pairing, for instance, Ralph Waldo Emerson with Finding Nemo, Walt Whitman with Spider-man, and Hester Prynne with Madonna - to investigate how the "Americanness" of American culture constitutes itself in the interplay of the cultural imaginary and performance. Conceptualizing "America" as a transhistorical practice, Susanne Hamscha reveals disruptive, spectral moments in the narrative of "America" that confront American culture with its inherent inconsistencies.
The Fiction of America juxtaposes classic literature of the American Renaissance with twentieth-century popular culture-pairing, for instance, Ralph Waldo Emerson with Finding Nemo, Walt Whitman with Spider-man, and Hester Prynne with Madonna - to investigate how the "Americanness" of American culture constitutes itself in the interplay of the cultural imaginary and performance. Conceptualizing "America" as a transhistorical practice, Susanne Hamscha reveals disruptive, spectral moments in the narrative of "America" that confront American culture with its inherent inconsistencies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
North American Studies
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593398723
SKU
V9783593398723
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About Susanne Hamscha
Susanne Hamscha is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Gottingen.
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