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Literature, Amusement, and Technology in the Great Depression - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Solomon, William (Stanford University, California)
Literature, Amusement, and Technology in the Great Depression - Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
Solomon, William (Stanford University, California)
Solomon examines the exchange between literature and recreation in 1930s America, arguing that writers of the period took inspiration from urban manifestations of the carnival spirit: amusement parks, vaudeville, and the dime museum display of human oddities.
284 pages, 5 tones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 1, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521813433 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 284 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 236 × 24 mm · 574 g |
| Language | English |