The art of scandal : modernism, libel law, and the roman à clef /

Latham proposes that writers and readers throughout the early 20th century revived the codes and habits of the roman à clef as part of a larger assault on Victorian realism - modernism. He elaborates a concept of modernism that weaves coterie culture with the mass media, psychology with celebrity, a...

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Main Author:	Latham, Sean, 1971-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:	Modernist literature & culture.
Subjects:	Romans à clef > Great Britain > History and criticism. English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Modernism (Literature) > Great Britain. Scandals in literature. Truthfulness and falsehood in literature. Libel and slander in literature. Law and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Roman à clé > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire et critique. Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Modernisme (Littérature) > Grande-Bretagne. Scandales dans la littérature. Mensonge dans la littérature. Droit et littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English fiction Law and literature Libel and slander in literature Modernism (Literature) Romans à clef Scandals in literature Truthfulness and falsehood in literature Great Britain 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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by Latham, Sean, 1971-
Published 2009

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