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Bonfires of the American Dream in American Rhetoric, Literature and Film / Daniel Shaviro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shaviro, Daniel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Dream in motion pictures.
- American Dream in literature.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2022.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction
- CHAPTER 2 Winners and Losers in Russell Conwell's Acres of Diamonds Lecture and the John Galt Speech in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
- CHAPTER 3 Pessimism for Optimists and Voyeurism for Pessimists in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
- CHAPTER 4 Bailey Versus Belfort: Comparing It's a Wonderful Life and The Wolf of Wall Street
- CHAPTER 5 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Shaviro, Daniel. Bonfires of the American Dream in American Rhetoric, Literature and Film.
- ISBN:
- 9781839983849
- 1839983841
- Publisher Number:
- 40031194207
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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