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

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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,...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Latham, Sean
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
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, and literature with the law.
Umfang:
1 online resource (219 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-195) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-992293-4
0-19-970178-4
1-282-26740-X
9786612267406
Schlagworte:
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.
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