Dreiser and Veblen, saboteurs of the status quo / Clare Virginia Eby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eby, Clare Virginia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945--Political and social views.

Dreiser, Theodore.

Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929--Influence.

Veblen, Thorstein.

Literature and society--United States--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Social problems--United States--History.

Social problems.

Social problems in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the cultural criticism implicit in the works of Dreiser and Veblen (authors of, respectively, Sister Carrie and The Theory of the Leisure Class) and argues that their thought foreshadowed the concerns of more recent cultural critics. The author explores how both authors crossed and fused various disciplines in their work and discusses their shared concerns with such problems as the place of consumption in society, the cultural role of the intellectual, and the relationship of science to society. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations of Works Frequently Cited

Introduction

Bibliography

Index

Permissions.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-217) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6038-1

OCLC:

70764954