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Sublime Enjoyment: On the Perverse Motive in American Literature - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Foster, Dennis A. (Southern Methodist University, Texas)
Sublime Enjoyment: On the Perverse Motive in American Literature - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
Foster, Dennis A. (Southern Methodist University, Texas)
Linking classic American literature to contemporary popular culture, Sublime Enjoyment argues that the rational systems of normal social life are motivated and sustained by 'perverse' desires. Examining the ways in which this inadvertence is represented in American literature and culture, Dennis Foster shows how longings are linked to social forces.
196 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 9, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521108188 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 196 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 11 mm · 300 g |
| Language | English |