Imagine a new critical theory that bases its literary value on fashion. In this theory exists a community that explores and interrogates conventionality, and in American literature of the 20th century, it includes fashion and home decoration, two paths to achieving white femininity, a prized component of many novels written by and for women. Drawing on cultural materialism and its connection to the cultural forms of objects, including apparel, Making it Work: 20th Century American Fiction and Fashion provides readers a new understanding of the aims of American writers, and the desires of their readers.
| ISBN: | 9781032093024 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2021 |
| Author: | Jan Ellyn Goggans |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 184 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Cultural studies: dress and society |
Imagine a new critical theory that bases its literary value on fashion. In this theory exists a community that explores and interrogates conventionality, and in American literature of the 20th century, it includes fashion and home decoration, two paths to achieving white femininity, a prized component of many novels written by and for women. Drawing on cultural materialism and its connection to the cultural forms of objects, including apparel, Making it Work: 20th Century American Fiction and Fashion provides readers a new understanding of the aims of American writers, and the desires of their readers.
Make it Work features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Cultural studies: dress and society
Make it Work is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Make it Work was written by Jan Ellyn Goggans and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Make it Work has 184 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature series
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