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Consumerism and American girls' literature, 1860-1940 / Peter Stoneley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stoneley, Peter, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 134.
- Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 134
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children's stories, American--History and criticism.
- Children's stories, American.
- Girls in literature.
- American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Young adult fiction, American.
- Girls--Books and reading--United States.
- Girls.
- Consumption (Economics) in literature.
- Women and literature--United States.
- Women and literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 167 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Other Title:
- Consumerism & American Girls' Literature, 1860-1940
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why did the figure of the girl come to dominate the American imagination from the middle of the nineteenth century into the twentieth? In Consumerism and American Girls' Literature Peter Stoneley looks at how women fictionalized for the girl reader the ways of achieving a powerful social and cultural presence. He explores why and how a scenario of 'buying into womanhood' became, between 1860 and 1940, one of the nation's central allegories, one of its favourite means of negotiating social change. From Jo March to Nancy Drew, girls' fiction operated in dynamic relation to consumerism, performing a series of otherwise awkward manoeuvres: between country and metropolis, uncouth and unspoilt, modern and anti-modern. Covering a wide range of works and authors, this book will be of interest to cultural and literary scholars alike.
- Contents:
- Introduction: "Buying into womanhood"
- pt. 1. Emergence. The fate of modesty
- Magazines and money
- Dramas of exclusion
- pt. 2. Fulfillment. Romantic speculations
- Preparing for leisure
- Serial pleasures
- pt. 3. Revision. The clean and the dirty
- "Black Tuesday"
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-13672-5
- 1-280-16258-9
- 1-139-14894-X
- 0-511-12125-3
- 0-511-06194-3
- 0-511-05561-7
- 0-511-30568-0
- 0-511-48566-2
- 0-511-07040-3
- OCLC:
- 58842062
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