American Literature and the Free Market, 1945-2000

This book considers the fascination with the free market and the economic world evident within postwar literature.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: the economic fiction; 1. Freedom from you; 2. Frank O'Hara and free choice; 3. William Burroughs' virtual mind; 4. Blood money: sovereignty and exchange in Kathy Acker; 5. 'You Can't See Me': rap, money, and the first person; Conclusion: the invisible world; Bibliography; Notes; Index.

About the author

Michael W. Clune is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of South Florida.

Summary

The years after World War Two have seen a widespread fascination with the free market, going beyond individualism in expressing a desire for an entirely economic world. In this book, Michael W. Clune considers this fascination evident within postwar literature.

Product details

• Authors: Michael W. Clune, Michael W. (Case Western Reserve University Clune
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107680654
• ISBN: 978-1-107-68065-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Cambridge Studies in American
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies