The American counterfeit : authenticity and identity in American literature and culture /
Balkun, Mary McAleer.
The American counterfeit : authenticity and identity in American literature and culture / Mary McAleer Balkun. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) - Studies in American literary realism and naturalism . - Studies in American literary realism and naturalism. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
The real, the self, and commodity culture, 1880-1930 -- Whitman's natural history : specimen days and the culture of authenticity -- "I couldn't see no profit in it" : discourses of commoditization and authenticity in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Connoisseurs and counterfeits : Edith Wharton's The house of mirth -- Dressing to kill : desire, race, and authenticity in Nella Larsen's Passing -- A world of wonders : collecting and the authentic self in The great Gatsby.
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Focusing on texts written between 1880 and 1930, this book explores the concept of the 'counterfeit', both in terms of material goods and invented identities, and the ways that the acquisition of objects came to define individuals in American culture and literature.
Electronic reproduction.
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2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English.
9780817382575 (electronic bk.) 0817382577 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
1800-1999
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Impostors and imposture in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Self in literature.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Authenticité (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Passing (Identité) dans la littérature.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Impostors and imposture in literature.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Self in literature.
Authenticiteit.
Identiteit.
Bedrog.
Amerikaans.
Bellettrie.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS228.C68 / B35 2006eb
810.9/353
The American counterfeit : authenticity and identity in American literature and culture / Mary McAleer Balkun. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) - Studies in American literary realism and naturalism . - Studies in American literary realism and naturalism. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
The real, the self, and commodity culture, 1880-1930 -- Whitman's natural history : specimen days and the culture of authenticity -- "I couldn't see no profit in it" : discourses of commoditization and authenticity in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- Connoisseurs and counterfeits : Edith Wharton's The house of mirth -- Dressing to kill : desire, race, and authenticity in Nella Larsen's Passing -- A world of wonders : collecting and the authentic self in The great Gatsby.
Use copy
Focusing on texts written between 1880 and 1930, this book explores the concept of the 'counterfeit', both in terms of material goods and invented identities, and the ways that the acquisition of objects came to define individuals in American culture and literature.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780817382575 (electronic bk.) 0817382577 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
1800-1999
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Impostors and imposture in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Self in literature.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--19e siècle
Authenticité (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Passing (Identité) dans la littérature.
Moi (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Impostors and imposture in literature.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Self in literature.
Authenticiteit.
Identiteit.
Bedrog.
Amerikaans.
Bellettrie.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS228.C68 / B35 2006eb
810.9/353