Fables of Subversion Satire and the American Novel, 1930-80 |
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| Author:
| Weisenburger, Steven |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-1668-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on more than thirty novels by nineteen writers, Fables of Subversion is both a survey of mid-twentieth century American fiction and a study of how these novels challenged the conventions of satire. Steven Weisenburger focuses on the rise of a radically subversive mode of satire from 1930 to 1980.
Drawing on more than thirty novels by nineteen writers, Fables of Subversion is both a survey of mid-twentieth century American fiction and a study of how these novels challenged the conventions of satire. Steven Weisenburger focuses on the rise of a radically subversive mode of satire from 1930 to 1980.