Ars Americana, ars politica : partisan expression in contemporary American literature and culture / Peter Swirski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swirski, Peter, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Politics and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

United States.

History.

Politics in literature.

Authors, American--20th century--Political and social views.

Authors, American.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal, Québec : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], 2010.

Summary:

As partisan attacks have become increasingly bitter in American politics, contemporary culture has found ways to channel this outrage into the outrageous, responding with comedy and satire from both sides of the political spectrum. Ars Americana, Ars Politica cross-examines American politics, culture, and history by examining Irving Wallace's The Man, Richard Condon's Death of a Politician, P. J. O'Rourke's Parliament of Whores, Warren Beatty's film Bulworth, and Michael Moore's Stupid White Men to show how these popular artists have used soap-box partisanship and box-office artertainment to affect history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-204) and index.

ISBN:

9780773537651

0773537651

077353766X

9780773537668

OCLC:

648097211