American Superrealism - Nathanael West and the Politics of Representation in the 1930s

This study of "apocalyptic writer" Nathanael West examines his body of work, exploring his distinctive method of negation. Locating him in an American avant-garde tradition, the author considers the possibilities and limitations of dada and surrealism as modes of social criticism.

Info autore

Jonathan Veitch was professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is now chairman of humanities at the New School for Social Research in New York. This is his first book.

Riassunto

This study of "apocalyptic writer" Nathanael West examines his body of work, exploring his distinctive method of negation. Locating him in an American avant-garde tradition, the author considers the possibilities and limitations of dada and surrealism as modes of social criticism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Veitch
• Editore: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.1997
• EAN: 9780299157043
• ISBN: 978-0-299-15704-3
• Pagine: 200
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 230 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 318 g
• Serie: Wisconsin Project on American; Wisconsin Project on American Writers S.; Wisconsin Project on American
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata