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Real Phonies: Cultures of Authenticity in Post-World War II America
Abigail Cheever
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Hardcover. Examines the twinned phenomena of phoniness and authenticity across the second half of the twentieth century - from adolescents like Holly Golightly and Holden Caulfield to sports agents like Jerry Maguire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
How phony and real were defined and undermined in late twentieth-century literature and film? The epithet 'phony' was omnipresent during the postwar period in the United States. It was an easy appellation for individuals who appeared cynically to conform to codes of behavior for social approbation or advancement. Yet Holly Golightly 'isn't a phony because she's a real phony', says her agent in Breakfast at Tiffany's. In exploring this remark, Abigail Cheever examines the ways in which social influence was thought to deform individuals in mid century American culture. How could a person both be and not be herself at ... Read more
How phony and real were defined and undermined in late twentieth-century literature and film? The epithet 'phony' was omnipresent during the postwar period in the United States. It was an easy appellation for individuals who appeared cynically to conform to codes of behavior for social approbation or advancement. Yet Holly Golightly 'isn't a phony because she's a real phony', says her agent in Breakfast at Tiffany's. In exploring this remark, Abigail Cheever examines the ways in which social influence was thought to deform individuals in mid century American culture. How could a person both be and not be herself at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820332833
SKU
V9780820332833
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About Abigail Cheever
Abigail Cheever is an associate professor of English at the University of Richmond.
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