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From good ma to welfare queen : a genealogy of the poor woman in American literature, photography and culture / Vivyan Adair.
Van Pelt Library PS374.P43 A34 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adair, Vivyan Campbell.
- Series:
- Literary criticism and cultural theory
- Literary criticism and cultural theory : the interaction of text and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor in art.
- Women in art.
- Poor in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Poor women--United States.
- Poor women.
- United States.
- American literature--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 153 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Garland, 2000.
- Summary:
- Employing a genealogy of social/literary inscription the author traces the frantic writing of the body of the poor woman to her representations in the writings of John Steinbeck, Erskine Caldwell, Claude McKay, Carl Van Vechten, and many other writers.
- Notes:
- "A Garland series"--series t.p.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815336519
- OCLC:
- 44736936
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