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Words at Work in Vanity Fair : Language Shifts in Crucial Times, 1914-1930 /

Banta draws upon essays in Vanity Fair by noted journalists, literary figures, and cultural critics in order to examine the manner by which major cultural and historical events in the Untied States and Britain led to the invention of previously non-existent words to express the rampant changes withi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banta, Martha (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Literature.
Cultural Anthropology.
Fiction.
Literary Theory.
North American Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Ethnology.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Banta draws upon essays in Vanity Fair by noted journalists, literary figures, and cultural critics in order to examine the manner by which major cultural and historical events in the Untied States and Britain led to the invention of previously non-existent words to express the rampant changes within society.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN:9780230370814
DOI:10.1057/9780230370814