Cover Image

Class Representation in Modern Fiction and Film /

A fresh exploration of the representation of poverty and class in American literature and film, through the juxtaposition of films, writings and the unusual lives of Zora Neale Hurston, Stephen Crane, Henry Miller and Michel Foucault. The book argues for Hurston's centrality, not merely to the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gandal, Keith (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:
Literature.
Cultural Theory.
Film and Television Studies.
Literary Theory.
North American Literature.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Motion pictures and television.
Sports > Sociological aspects.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A fresh exploration of the representation of poverty and class in American literature and film, through the juxtaposition of films, writings and the unusual lives of Zora Neale Hurston, Stephen Crane, Henry Miller and Michel Foucault. The book argues for Hurston's centrality, not merely to the African-American canon, but to the American tradition.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN:9780230604193
DOI:10.1057/9780230604193