The Literary Life of Things Case Studies in American Fiction |
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| Author:
| Tischleder, Babette Barbel |
| Series title: | North American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-3-593-50006-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Campus Verlag GmbH
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.00 |
Book Description:
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Whether in the street or the microcosm of the home, the life of things conjoins human subjects and inanimate objects. This material culture has long played a vital role in the American literary imagination, yet scholars in literary and cultural studies have only recently (re)discovered the object world as a subject of critical inquiry. Engaging a great range of American literature-from Harriet Beecher Stowe and Edith Wharton to Vladimir Nabokov and Jonathan Franzen-
The Literary Life...
More DescriptionWhether in the street or the microcosm of the home, the life of things conjoins human subjects and inanimate objects. This material culture has long played a vital role in the American literary imagination, yet scholars in literary and cultural studies have only recently (re)discovered the object world as a subject of critical inquiry. Engaging a great range of American literature-from Harriet Beecher Stowe and Edith Wharton to Vladimir Nabokov and Jonathan Franzen-The Literary Life of Things illuminates scenes of animation that disclose the aesthetic, affective, and ethical dimensions of our entanglement with the material world.